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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: basename/dirname vs POSIX
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:42:05 +0200

close 6123
close 6124
tag 6123 notabug
tag 6124 notabug
thanks

Per discussion, it's clear that coreutils'
basename and dirname conform to POSIX.
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