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Re: preparing a new release (part 2)
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 05:52:42PM -0500, linas wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 11:47:26PM +0100, Philip Kendall was heard to remark:
>
> export PATH=$PATH:.
<rant>
This is a *very bad idea*. It leaves you open to typo trojans: say you're
in the /tmp directory on a multi-user box. You accidently type "sl"
instead of "ls". You now run /tmp/sl, which could have been installed by
anybody. You lose. "." should *never* appear on your $PATH.
</rant>
Phil (with vague apologies for off-topicness)
--
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"Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called
upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around?"
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