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From: djc@kesa.UUCP (Don Christensen)
Newsgroups: gnu.bash.bug
Subject: Possible bug in bash -- basename
Keywords: bash basename
Message-ID: <179@kesa.UUCP>
Date: 21 Nov 89 20:19:23 GMT
Organization: Kesa Corporation, Santa Clara
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First, I am running bash 1.04 on a 386 clone and Interactive
UNIX sysVr3.2.

While using a script which called "basename", I noticed the following
problem:

In ksh:

prompt> echo `/bin/basename /usr/local`
local
prompt>

In bash:

prompt> echo `/bin/basename /usr/local`
.
prompt>


No matter what the argument to basename is under bash, the response is
always '.', even when it is assigned to a variable.  Has anyone else
noticed this problem?  Some may suggest work-arounds, but I need basename
to work since it is in a bunch of installed shell scripts.

The sysV basename is a shell script.  You will have to find it yourself
since it is proprietary to AT&T.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
	Don
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