Package: bash Version: 2.05b-26 Severity: normal $ bash -o posix -c 'a=\\; echo $a\/*' /bin /boot /cdrom /dev /emul /etc /export /home /initrd /lib /lib64 /lost+found /media /mnt /opt /proc /root /sbin /srv /sys /tmp /usr /var $
According to POSIX, pathname expansion shall occur prior to quote removal. So given that $a\/* has at least two backslashes in it, it should produce at least a literal backslash in the pattern for pathname expansion which is clearly not the case looking at the result. The only conclusion is that bash must have removed the quote before the forward slash prior to pathname expansion which is contrary to the POSIX specification. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.1 Kernel Version: Linux gondolin 2.6.17-rc4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 17 17:28:00 EST 2006 i686 GNU/Linux Versions of the packages bash depends on: ii base-files 3.1.2 Debian base system miscellaneous files ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22sa GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal handling ii passwd 4.0.3-31sarge5 change and administer password and group dat -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
