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Re: BUG: cd '' doesn't produce an error

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From: Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: BUG: cd '' doesn't produce an error
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:29:42 +0000
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Ulrik Haugen <qha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It seems to me that having another directory in cdpath before . would
> be quite unusual, and that was the one case when cd to the empty
> string was even remotely useful. I don't think that motivates not
> complaining about an argument that you can't stat(2), but I can't
> think of anything but subjective reasons any more though. :|

Yes, it's not particularly useful, it's just not clear that it's actually a
bug.

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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road
Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070


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- Re: BUG: cd '' doesn't produce an error
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- Re: BUG: cd '' doesn't produce an error
  - From: Ulrik Haugen

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