Subject: bin/3827: bin: /bin/sh core dump
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/04/1997 08:18:43
>Number: 3827
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: /bin/sh dumps core for 'cd ./.'
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 4 08:20:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Wolfgang Rupprecht
>Organization:
W S Rupprecht Computer Consulting, Fremont CA
>Release: -current 6/30/97
>Environment:
System: NetBSD capsicum.wsrcc.com 1.2G NetBSD 1.2G (WSRCC) #0: Tue Jul 1 15:18:06 PDT 1997 root@capsicum.wsrcc.com:/v/netbsd-current/sys/arch/i386/compile/WSRCC i386
>Description:
/bin/sh "cd ./." dumps core.
possibly related lossage:
$ cd ./
cd: can't cd to ./
The latter breaks some install scripts, notably cygnus's kerbnet.
>How-To-Repeat:
$ cd ./.
Segmentation fault
>Fix:
workaround: use bash (or refrain from using the ever so useful
"cd ./." command.)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: