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Re: cygwin b20 bash path usage?
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: cygwin b20 bash path usage?
- From: Eric Christopher <echristo at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 11 Nov 1998 16:49:47 -0800
- Newsgroups: cygnus.gnu-win32
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions
- References: <8A24EC12044FD21195E200600895E0B3059484.cygnus.gnu-win32@goat.channelpoint.com>
- Stamped: newsgate-cygnus
vos@channelpoint.com (Craig Vosburgh) writes:
> bash will use the PATH variable to determine the search order. It
> sounds like you need to put . in your PATH variable first or execute the
> test command as ./test. If you have any question which executable is
> being executed you can always use the type command to see what bash hash
> hashed for that name (e.g. type test should return the path to the test
> executable being executed)
'.' should always be put last in your path. It is a horrible security hole
if you do otherwise.
-eric
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