Re: BASH bug CDPATH plus redirection

[Tim Mooney]

In article <9hg1bi$knc$1@news.ndsu.nodak.edu>,
Tim Mooney <mooney@dogbert.cc.ndsu.NoDak.edu> wrote:
> In article <CA256A79.0020FBD2.00@mtascbr01.notes.health.gov.au>,
>  <chris.bitmead@health.gov.au> wrote:
>   
> Your other issue, with regard to redirection, seems to be closer to a possible
> bug than the CDPATH thing, to me.

I had a suspicious hunch that it was working as designed, so I checked,
and that is in fact the case.  It's specifically covered in the BASH FAQ.

Both of the examples constitute commands that are not simple commands, and
the BASH FAQ talks about redirection before simple commands being
standards-approved.  Redirection before other types of commands is not. 

Tim
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