Package: coreutils Version: 5.2.1-2 Followup-For: Bug #304872
Thanks, your suggestion to use eval "<command> works". I give permission to close this bug as this report is a case of user error, and thus not really a bug. Peace! -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (650, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-1-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii libacl1 2.2.23-1 Access control list shared library ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-21 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]