From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25992 invoked from network); 11 May 2004 21:08:09 -0000 Received: from thor.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.86) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 11 May 2004 21:08:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 767 invoked from network); 11 May 2004 21:07:59 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 11 May 2004 21:07:59 -0000 Received: (qmail 22934 invoked by alias); 11 May 2004 21:07:56 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 19923 Received: (qmail 20422 invoked from network); 11 May 2004 20:52:55 -0000 Received: from thor.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (qmailr@130.225.247.86) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 11 May 2004 20:52:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 26163 invoked from network); 11 May 2004 20:52:51 -0000 Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (204.127.202.64) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 11 May 2004 20:52:50 -0000 Received: from [10.0.1.3] (pcp01847643pcs.southk01.tn.comcast.net[68.47.245.210]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2004051120522201600t7q5ie>; Tue, 11 May 2004 20:52:23 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v613) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <18FD41E0-A38D-11D8-B3B9-000A95B34D8E@blasted-heath.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Chris Jepeway Subject: Re: ksh Emulation Not Clearing Envariables Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:52:21 -0400 To: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.613) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 on a.mx.sunsite.dk X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=6.0 tests=RCVD_IN_SORBS autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Hits: 1.5 > > [It's almost time to move this to zsh-workers.] Done. > "Variable assignments specified with" refers to this: > >> It's outside, put into the environment before the [built-in] is >> called. Thanks. Chet & the spec have set me straight, here, too. > > E.g. > > CDPATH= > CDPATH=/tmp cd foo > echo $CDPATH > > should output "/tmp", because "cd" is a special built-in. Just to be silly, I'll point out that "cd" doesn't appear on the list of special built-ins at http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/idx/sbi.html which is referenced from the section describing the sbi's at http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/ xcu_chap02.html#tag_02_14 An oversight? > Bart Shaefer Chris.