Well, as a zsh user: $ echo $HOME /usr/mac $ unset HOME $ echo $HOME
$ zsh -c cd $ (no change in directory, no error msg) also: $ HOME=/usr/mac $ echo $HOME /usr/mac $ (unset HOME; zsh -c cd) $ (no error msg) in all cases, directory does not change when HOME is not defined. On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 9:47 AM Robert Elz <k...@munnari.oz.au> wrote: > Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 15:33:57 -0800 > From: Michael Cheponis <michael.chepo...@gmail.com> > Message-ID: <CAOaX04M_e8Ue9FH0M88Zq2A-yPoS8zt1tvLzomiKpJx= > 5rw...@mail.gmail.com> > > | Maybe it should print "$HOME is not set" in that case? > > Did you try it? > > It is easy... > > (unset HOME; sh -c cd) > > or use ksh (or some other shell) instead of sh to test it. > > Script started on Tue Dec 27 00:01:34 2022 > jacaranda$ (unset HOME; sh -c cd) > cd: HOME not set > jacaranda$ (unset HOME; ksh -c cd) > ksh: cd: no home directory (HOME not set) > jacaranda$ exit > > Script done on Tue Dec 27 00:03:06 2022 > > > Note HOME not $HOME is not set, $HOME is, if > HOME is set, a pathname, or if HOME is not set, "", > neither of which makes any sense to describe as 'not set'. > > kre >
