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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: quanta [POSSIBLY UNSAFE]
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-12-08 18:02:45
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On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 07:40:01PM +0200, Andras Mantia wrote:
> On 2002. December 08., Sunday 19:01, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > > As shell script should be able to be accepted as Quanta plugins, yes I
> > > think I need the shell...
> >
> > no. set the executable bit on the script and it is treatet as any other
> > program. you need a shell only if you need to expand shell metacharacter
> > (variables, pipes/redirections) _at the command line_.
> 
> I made a simple shell script:
> #!/bin/sh
> ls -l $1
> 
>  Saved in a file, and set it to executable. Now, if I run without shell, it 
> does not run, but running inside a shell runs well. Of course, this has $1 
> inside, but we need such things.
> 
this must have another reason. the sript is executed by the shell in
either case (how else?).

btw, for the record: the script should read 'ls -l "$1"' - otherwise you
have a quoting problem in the script (although no security hole with most
shells).

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