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List:       bash-bug
Subject:    Re: bashbug chooses wrong $EDITOR executable
From:       Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case ! edu>
Date:       2009-06-22 2:18:25
Message-ID: 4A3EE9F1.30403 () case ! edu
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Bob Proulx wrote:

> I respectfully disagree.  Strongly!  :-) PATH is a configuration of
> the caller's environment.  It isn't a good idea to change it just to
> override the caller's desired environment.

Sorry.  Virtually every reference on secure shell programming would
disagree with you.

Chet


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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU    chet@case.edu    http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/



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