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RE: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen
> Sent: 29 September 2004 09:55

> On Sep 28 15:40, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 06:49:44PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> > >  Wonder if this is a real bug then, or if I've misread 
> the shell parsing rules?
> > >They are a bit ridiculously complicated and full of 
> exceptions and special
> > >cases.....
> > 
> > It seems like it's a bug.
> 
> AFAICT, bash behaves according to its man page:
> 
>   QUOTING
>       [...]
>       Enclosing  characters  in double quotes preserves the lit-
>       eral value of all characters within the quotes,  with  the
>       exception  of  $, `, and \.
> 


  Well, yeh, but, like, y'know, the tilde was _outside_ the quotes.  YMKMC! :)


    cheers, 
      DaveK
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