Hum, on my system, I get the message you are expecting. Transcript: $ uname -a Linux it-johnmckown-linux 3.19.1-201.fc21.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Mar 18 04:29:24 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [tsh009@it-johnmckown-linux junk]$ bash --version GNU bash, version 4.3.33(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. $ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" bash: a nonexistent command name with spaces: command not found... $ As you can see, I'm at patch level 33. On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 2:19 PM, Robin A. Meade <robin.a.me...@gmail.com> wrote: > Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: > Machine: x86_64 > OS: linux-gnu > Compiler: gcc > Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' > -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu' > -DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' > -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE > -DRECYCLES_PIDS -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin' -O2 -g -pipe > -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions > -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches > -m64 -mtune=generic > uname output: Linux localhost.localdomain 3.18.9-100.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon > Mar 9 16:27:23 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu > > Bash Version: 4.3 > Patch Level: 30 > Release Status: release > > Description: > > If I try to execute a nonexistent command name that has spaces, the error > message includes only up to the first space of the command name. > > $ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" > bash: a: command not found... > > > Expected: > > $ "a nonexistent command name with spaces" > bash: a nonexistent command name with spaces: command not found... > -- If you sent twitter messages while exploring, are you on a textpedition? He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown