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From: ptw@encore.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: 4.[123]bsd csh script handling bug--who's got the "right" fix?
Message-ID: <286@encore.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 11:26:16 EST
Article-I.D.: encore.286
Posted: Tue Mar 25 11:26:16 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Mar-86 01:13:58 EST
References: <6042@elsie.UUCP>
Reply-To: ptw@encore.UUCP (P. Tucker Withington)
Organization: Encore Computer, Marlboro MA
Lines: 15
Summary: 

>If you
>    repeat 25 echo oops 6789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901 >> file
>and then either
>    csh file
>or
>    cat file | csh
>you get this output:
>    oops: Command not found.
>    789012345678901: Command not found.
>where "780912345678901" turns out to be what's stored in "file" starting at the
>1025th byte.  Could be disastrous if you had something such as...

<Toot, toot!>

This bug does not occur in Encore's UMAX 4.2, the proprietary natur of the code prevents me from posting a fix, however.