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[BUG ?] '' on command line produces XYZ: is a directory


From: Sreeji K Das
Subject: [BUG ?] '' on command line produces XYZ: is a directory
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:35:50 +0530 (IST)

Hi

Typing '' (pair of single/double quotes) at the BASH prompt produces the
funny error:
bash: /usr/local/sbin/: is a directory

where /usr/local/sbin/ is the first entry in the path. Now is it part of
any specs ? I guess a pair of quotes should not be treated as a command
(as it's an empty string), and bash should ignore it as whitespace,
rather than trying to execute the path :-)
Alternatively a command not found message can be given (but then it'd say
bash:: command not found !!)

Sreeji




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