Re: Code Execution in Mathematical Context

2019-06-04 Thread Nils Emmerich
If you run echo "$((v))" and v is a user supplied variable. If the user put a specific string in v, he can execute whatever he wants in the name of the script, because echo "$((v))" will run that code. Am 6/4/2019 um 4:29 PM schrieb Chet Ramey: On 6/4/19 7:42 AM, Nils Em

Code Execution in Mathematical Context

2019-06-04 Thread Nils Emmerich
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Re: another problem with bash PS1 handling

2009-10-19 Thread Nils
On 19 Okt., 02:56, Chet Ramey wrote: > Second, there are a couple of problems with Posix and this construct. > You can make an argument that Posix doesn't apply, since it only > calls for parameter expansion on the value of PS1, and that does not > include command substitution.  Even if it does ap

another problem with bash PS1 handling

2009-10-17 Thread Nils
PS1='$( [ "${LOGNAME}" != root ] && color=green )' works in ksh93 and POSIX shell but fails in bash as bash seems to expand the "!" to the next history file number before doing command substitution. Setting PS1='$( [ "${LOGNAME}" !!= root ] && color=green )' preserves the "!" and works in bash but

problems with a subshell in .profile

2009-10-17 Thread Nils
I use a shared .profile for bash and ksh93, I have a ksh93 specific section which I want to separate through the following construct: if ( test -n "${.sh.version}" ) 2>/dev/null; then echo "ksh" fi bash just hangs while it works in POSIX shell and ksh93. A bash script with above contents also

Re: PS1 prompt problem

2009-10-16 Thread Nils
On 16 Okt., 21:18, Chet Ramey wrote: > Sort of.  I think you're overlooking the various expansion (and backslash > escaping) that's taking place with your prompt. > > Since you set the value of PS1 to literal string containing a command > substitution, the value will be expanded twice before being

PS1 prompt problem

2009-10-16 Thread Nils
I'm using bash 3.2 and I'd like to set my prompt to the following (inspired by the Opensolaris prompt for ksh93): PS1='$( spwd="${PWD/#${HOME}/~}" [[ ${#spwd} -gt 10 ]] && spwd="...${spwd: -10}" printf "%...@%s:%s%s " "\u" "\h" "${spwd}" "\$" termtitle="\...@\h:${spwd}"