Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:04:37 +0200 From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/1127: sh(1) parameter expansion for substring processing not enabled Message-ID: <199604091104.NAA00991@campa.panke.de> Resent-Message-ID: <199604091130.EAA04719@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1127
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: sh(1) parameter expansion for substring processing not enabled
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 9 04:30:02 PDT 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Wolfram Schneider
>Organization:
>Release: FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386
>Environment:
>Description:
$ sh -c 'bla=/usr/src; echo ${bla##/usr/}'
Syntax error: Bad substitution
$ bash -c 'bla=/usr/src; echo ${bla##/usr/}'
src
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
The sh(1) from NetBSD has substring processing.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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