A NOTE has been added to this issue. ====================================================================== http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1161 ====================================================================== Reported By: steffen Assigned To: ====================================================================== Project: 1003.1(2016)/Issue7+TC2 Issue ID: 1161 Category: Shell and Utilities Type: Clarification Requested Severity: Editorial Priority: normal Status: New Name: steffen Organization: User Reference: Section: command Page Number: 2596 Line Number: 84274 ff. Interp Status: --- Final Accepted Text: ====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2017-09-04 13:09 UTC Last Modified: 2017-09-05 17:30 UTC ====================================================================== Summary: command -v must find something executable ======================================================================
---------------------------------------------------------------------- (0003833) stephane (reporter) - 2017-09-05 17:30 http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1161#c3833 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1161#c3827 > So, once again, if you are going to demand that "command -v" > return only executable files, you need to define what it means > to be "executable" for that purpose - and justify that > definition. IMO, it should return whatever command the shell is going to execute. That's why I have no issue with bash returning a non-executable file as long as it's the non-executable file it's trying (and failing with an error message) to execute. I agree it can't be done consistently with shells that don't take bash approach, but it can certainly be improved in Almquist-based shells. (and I think "command -e" should be added). Issue History Date Modified Username Field Change ====================================================================== 2017-09-04 13:09 steffen New Issue 2017-09-04 13:09 steffen Name => steffen 2017-09-04 13:09 steffen Section => command 2017-09-04 13:09 steffen Page Number => 2596 2017-09-04 13:09 steffen Line Number => 84274 ff. 2017-09-04 15:49 kre Note Added: 0003821 2017-09-05 06:58 stephane Note Added: 0003823 2017-09-05 08:30 stephane Note Added: 0003824 2017-09-05 12:34 steffen Note Added: 0003825 2017-09-05 12:39 steffen Note Added: 0003826 2017-09-05 12:47 kre Note Added: 0003827 2017-09-05 13:37 steffen Note Added: 0003828 2017-09-05 15:37 chet_ramey Note Added: 0003829 2017-09-05 15:41 stephane Note Added: 0003830 2017-09-05 16:01 stephane Note Added: 0003831 2017-09-05 16:36 stephane Note Added: 0003832 2017-09-05 17:30 stephane Note Added: 0003833 ======================================================================
