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On Thu, 2004-03-11, 18:28:34 -0500, in |
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<2591.68.56.194.157.1079047714.squirrel@×××××××××××××××××.org>, Fred |
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Gates <dabozz@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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[snip] |
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> I was a big fan of the old '4DOS' utility for DOS. One of my favorite |
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> features was where from a command line you could simply type a |
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> directory, and it would go there. I.e., instead of typing |
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> |
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> cd \Windows |
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> |
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> You, in 4DOS could just type |
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> |
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> \Windows |
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> In BASH, if you try this, it simply complains that "___ is a |
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> directory". In other words, it's a distinct unhandled case. Why not |
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> use this case for something useful? |
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> |
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> So, I made some mods to bash to make this in fact work like it did in |
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> 4DOS. You only have to patch one file, 'execute_cmd.c' |
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[snip] |
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Beautiful. It makes so much sense, I wonder why it wasn't included in |
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the original Bourne shell. After all, execute permissions on a directory |
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mean that you can 'cd' to it, right? What better action to take when |
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"executing" a directory? |
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-- |
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Batou: Hey, Major... You ever hear of "human rights"? |
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Kusanagi: I understand the concept, but I've never seen it in action. |
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--Ghost in the Shell |
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