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Date:      Tue, 9 May 1995 03:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        asami@CS.Berkeley.EDU (Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=)
Cc:        wsantee@wsantee.oz.net, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: pdksh choading on exec command
Message-ID:  <199505091034.DAA01406@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <199505091029.DAA28355@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> from "Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=" at May 9, 95 03:29:49 am

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> 
>  * exec tput clear
>  * 
>  * Typing this in at the pdksh prompt, it logged me out of the system.
> 
> I know nothing about pdksh, but the reason why this logs you out is
> because it's "exec", and the ksh executable is substituted with the
> tput executable, which exits promptly after doing the "clear" command.
> Try "exec csh", then "exit", and see where you end up with.
> 
> I'll leave the rest to ksh hackers. :)

I am replying to this as the person has sent mail with an invalid
from address in it.  I have manual fixed this group reply so that
it should go back to him.

Every one else.. don't try to follow up to Satoshi's reply, or the
original post unless you like bounced mail messages...


-- 
Rod Grimes                                      rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company                   Custom computers for FreeBSD



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