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[macOS] (shell-command-to-string command) discrepancy in GUI vs terminal

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Message #26 received at 32801-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
Cc: 32801-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jayesh Bhat <jayeshbhat55 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#32801: 26.1; (shell-command-to-string command) discrepancy in
 GUI vs terminal
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 09:06:39 -0700

Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org> writes:

> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 02:53:25AM +0200, Jayesh Bhat wrote:
>> 3a. Open emacs from Terminal
>>
>> # open -n /Applications/Emacs.app --args -q
>>
>> M-x ielm
>>
>> *** Welcome to IELM ***  Type (describe-mode) for help.
>> ELISP> (shell-command-to-string "pwd")
>> " ]7;file://JayeshMacBook.local/Users/jayesh /Users/jayesh\n"
>
> Mine doesn’t do that. Are you using some sort of iCloud sync thing?
> What do you get if you just type pwd in the terminal?
>
> It’s worth noting that the environment is different when you run an
> app from the terminal versus when you run it from the GUI. All sorts
> of things are different.

More information was requested, but none was given within 27 weeks, so
I'm closing this bug.  If this is still an issue, please reply to this
email (use "Reply to all" in your email client) and we can reopen the
bug report.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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