Re: inconsistent output for cd

[Chet Ramey]

> Bash Version: 3.2
> Patch Level: 15
> Release Status: release
> 
>     It seems like this extra output only occurs when CDPATH is used for the
>     cd operation. Also, popd and pushd also have similarly inconvenient
>     outputs. None of this is documented in the manual, and there appear to
>     be no options at all to turn this superfluous output off.

This is, as Eric Blake noted, required POSIX behavior.  As to the manual:

        If  a  non-
        empty  directory  name from CDPATH is used, or if - is the first
        argument, and the directory change is successful,  the  absolute
        pathname of the new working directory is written to the standard
        output. 

This is from the description of `cd'.

`pushd' and `popd' are documented to run the `dirs' builtin upon successful
operation, and dirs will print the directory stack.

Chet

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