GNU bug report logs - #6123
basename/dirname are not POSIX compliant on arg starting with a dash

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:36:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 6124

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

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From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org, 580492 <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: basename/dirname are not POSIX compliant on arg starting with a
	dash
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:31:45 +0200

A practical example of a failure could be when one uses

  dirname "$0"

in a rc file and the shell happens to be a login shell.

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Merged 6123 6124. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 07 May 2010 17:23:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 6123 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net> Request was from Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:43:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:43:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 15 May 2011 11:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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