Re: why is 'direxpand' converting relative paths to absolute?
Clark Wang wrote: I had the same problem months ago. See Chet's answer: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2014-03/msg00069.html === Yep though I'm not sure about the reasoning in providing different behaviors based on default-dir-expansion ==> convert all relative paths to absolute. Thanks for the explanation though.. linda
Re: why is 'direxpand' converting relative paths to absolute?
On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 5:54 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: > From the manpage I wouldn't have guess it changed > paths to absolute -- but would expand variables and wildcards > in the path. > > It doesn't seem to make alot of sense when there are other > ways to go from rel->abs, but not so many that just expand > vars or aliases on a dir. > Does anyone know why path conversion was built into it? > I had the same problem months ago. See Chet's answer: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2014-03/msg00069.html -clark > > > > Linda Walsh wrote: > >> >> >> Andreas Schwab wrote: >> >>> Linda Walsh writes: >>> >>> in bash 4.3.39, if I type a command, (like "."(source)) and a relative path like : ../conf, it expands the relative pathname to absolute pathnames. >>> >>> Worksforme. Make sure to run complete -r first. >>> >> --- >> You didn't say what version of bash you were using... but >> that may not be relative: >> >> It seems to be "direxpand" -- do you have it on or off. >> >> It is supposed to perform word expansion. It doesn't >> say it will convert relative paths to absolute. >> >> Has it always been that way? (I thought direxpand expanded >> variables in a path?) >> >> >> >
why is 'direxpand' converting relative paths to absolute?
From the manpage I wouldn't have guess it changed paths to absolute -- but would expand variables and wildcards in the path. It doesn't seem to make alot of sense when there are other ways to go from rel->abs, but not so many that just expand vars or aliases on a dir. Does anyone know why path conversion was built into it? Linda Walsh wrote: Andreas Schwab wrote: Linda Walsh writes: in bash 4.3.39, if I type a command, (like "."(source)) and a relative path like : ../conf, it expands the relative pathname to absolute pathnames. Worksforme. Make sure to run complete -r first. --- You didn't say what version of bash you were using... but that may not be relative: It seems to be "direxpand" -- do you have it on or off. It is supposed to perform word expansion. It doesn't say it will convert relative paths to absolute. Has it always been that way? (I thought direxpand expanded variables in a path?)
