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Re: Bug: Bash fails to execute script w/ same name as W2K program (despite proper PATH ordering)
- To: litterio at pyxsys dot net
- Subject: Re: Bug: Bash fails to execute script w/ same name as W2K program (despite proper PATH ordering)
- From: Hack Kampbjørn <bsd-dk at hack dot kampbjorn dot com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 00:02:15 +0200
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <000701c14cfb$2ab17620$4500f98c@EMMAROSE>
- Reply-To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Francis Litterio wrote:
>
> Using Bash 2.05.0(8) under Cygwin 1.3.1-1, a shell script named the same
> as a program in c:\winnt\system32 is not executed, even if it is in a
> directory that appears ahead of /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32 in the value
> of PATH. To reproduce:
I cannot reproduce it. Well, I'm actual setting it to executable ('chmod
+x') without that yes, but then that's expected behavior, if it's not
executable don't run it !
[hack@DUR0N2000 hack]$ 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
>
--
Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
Hack Kampbjørn hack@hackdata.com
HackLine +45 2031 7799
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