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From: jbu@sfsup.UUCP (+Urban J.)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: csh core dumping
Message-ID: <5238@sfsup.UUCP>
Date: 5 May 89 16:47:48 GMT
References: <2292@bucsb.UUCP> <8559@alice.UUCP>
Reply-To: jbu@/guest2/jbuUUCP (xt1123-+Urban J.)
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In article <2292@bucsb.UUCP> jbw@bucsf.bu.edu (Joe Wells) writes:
>I have a question for those of you who are experts on BSD UNIX and the
>csh.  The following command causes severe problems:
>
>	echo `(cd)`
>

The csh that comes with UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 (The Merged UNIX System V
Release 3.2 and XENIX System V Release 2.2.3) does not core dump.  It just
displays a blank line (as if you typed in echo "")

Sincerely,
John Ben Urban