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Re: cygwin b20 bash path usage?
- To: Eric Christopher <echristo at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: cygwin b20 bash path usage?
- From: Frank Cusack <fcusack at iconnet dot net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:21:20 -0500
- Cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
In message <od1zn9d9as.fsf@northpole.cygnus.com>,
Eric Christopher writes:
> vos@channelpoint.com (Craig Vosburgh) writes:
>
> > bash will use the PATH variable to determine the search order. It
> > sounds like you need to put . in your PATH variable first or execute the
> > test command as ./test. If you have any question which executable is
> > being executed you can always use the type command to see what bash hash
> > hashed for that name (e.g. type test should return the path to the test
> > executable being executed)
>
> '.' should always be put last in your path. It is a horrible security hole
> if you do otherwise.
>
Even last it's a big hole. [Think: common typos]
~frank
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