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Re: Bug: Bash fails to execute script w/ same name as W2K program (despite proper PATH ordering)


Francis Litterio wrote:
> 
> Using Bash 2.05.0(8) under Cygwin 1.3.1-1, a shell script named the same
> as a program in c:\winnt\system32 is not executed, even if it is in a
> directory that appears ahead of /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32 in the value
> of PATH.  To reproduce:

I cannot reproduce it. Well, I'm actual setting it to executable ('chmod
+x') without that yes, but then that's expected behavior, if it's not
executable don't run it !

[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ ipconfig

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.129
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ cat > /tmp/ipconfig
#! /bin/sh
echo My own ipconfig from /tmp !
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ chmod +x /tmp/ipconfig 
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ PATH=/tmp:$PATH
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ ipconfig
My own ipconfig from /tmp !
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ chmod -x /tmp/ipconfig
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ hash -r
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ ipconfig

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.129
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$

> 
> bash$ hash -r
> bash$ type -a ipconfig
> ipconfig is /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/ipconfig
> bash$ ipconfig
> 
> Windows 2000 IP Configuration
> 
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> 
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : pyxsys.net
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 140.249.0.69
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 140.249.0.249
> bash$ cat > /tmp/ipconfig
> #!/bin/sh
> echo foobar
> ^D
> bash$ PATH="/tmp:$PATH"
> bash$ hash -r
> bash$ ipconfig
> 
> Windows 2000 IP Configuration
> 
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> 
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : pyxsys.net
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 140.249.0.69
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 140.249.0.249
> bash$ /tmp/ipconfig
> foobar
> 
> --
> Francis Litterio
> Software Engineer
> Pyxsys Corproration
> litterio@pyxsys.net
> 978-371-9115 x131
> 

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Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards

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