ksh bugs

[Andrew Proudfoot]

In article <10166 at fluke.COM>, I wrote:
>
>
>2. the "read" command does filename expansion on its input! 
>   Just filename expansion; it doesn't do quote removal or tilde expansion.
>   This happens only on the Suns, not on the Vaxes.
>
>    $ ls /usr0/foot/xx
>    file1   file2   file3
>    $ while read stuff; do echo $stuff; done << EOF
>    > /usr0/foot/xx/*
>    > EOF
>    /usr0/foot/xx/file1 /usr0/foot/xx/file2 /usr0/foot/xx/file3
>

No, wait, turn off the flamethrowers!!  I was confused.  This is normal
behavior, not a bug, and it really does work the same on both our Suns
and our Vaxes.  The filename expansion isn't happening when the "read"
command is interpreted, but when the "echo" command is:

     echo $stuff
  => echo /usr0/foot/xx/*       	(parameter substitution)
  => echo /usr0/foot/xx/file1...	(filename generation) 

Items 1 and 3 still look like bugs to me, however.  I'll talk to the
toolchest people, as suggested by one of the repliers.

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