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From: jbush@ficc.UUCP (james bush)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: "cd path" strangeness
Summary: You think that's wierd...
Keywords: csh cd xenix sysv
Message-ID: <922@.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 88 20:46:54 GMT
References: <337@vector.UUCP>
Organization: Ferranti International Controls
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In article <337@vector.UUCP>, chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) writes:
> Here is a wierd one.  In csh, move to some directory which doesn't have
> a "path" subdirectory.  Then type either "cd path" or "chdir path".
> 
> The expected response would be "path: No such file or directory."  Instead,
> no message is issued, and either you stay where you were or you move to
> $path[1]...

This is even more wierd. I tried it on our Intel Xenix system, and it worked
as you said when I did it under my login.  However, when I tried to show it 
to my friend under his id, it came up with the "expected" error message! I
am not sure what the difference is.
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