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From:	"Steven Weiss" <sweiss AT iafrica DOT com>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	bash 2.05a-3 scripting problem (read function)
Date:	Wed, 5 Jun 2002 01:59:51 +0200
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Hi

I've got a problem with the read function in bash 2.05a-3.

Example
-------------

bash$
bash$ read proj
/temp
bash$ cd $proj
: No such file or directory
bash$ cd /temp
bash$ pwd
/temp
bash$ test -d $proj
bash$ echo $?
1
bash$ test -d /temp
bash$ echo $?
0
bash$
---------------------------------------
When testing or trying to change directories using $proj it fails. When
using the literal values it passes. It appears that the read function does
not work properly. May be I'm doing something stupid or missing something
completely. I have looked through the FAQs and mail list archives but cannot
find anything similar.

Regards
Steven Weiss

sweiss AT iafrica DOT com


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