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From: wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: Secure PATH
Message-ID: <1900032@ccvaxa>
Date: Sun, 14-Sep-86 20:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 14 20:41:00 1986
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/* Written  4:28 pm  Sep  9, 1986 by ronc@fai.UUCP in ccvaxa:net.unix */
In article <5991@alice.uUCp> ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) writes:
>If you put the current directory at the end of the search path,
>the hassle is much less and the advantage is almost as great.
***
Doesn't help you in the case of popular misspelling of commands,
like 'sl' and 'mial'.
/* End of text from ccvaxa:net.unix */

This is easy to avoid with csh - I usually alias my most common misspellings
(sl, diris, jbos, tial, amke, ...).

"Our first order of business will be to find a deranged alchemist, which
should not be very difficult. China," said Master Li, "is overstocked
with deranged alchemists."
Barry Hughart, *Bridge of Birds*		Wombat
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