> Looks like you're using bash. If so, this is a bash bug. You can work > around it by using $HOME/.bin instead of ~/.bin .
I don't see how you conclude that it is a bug in bash. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ bash [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l .bin/s -rwxr-xr-x 1 jdthood jdthood 28 2005-02-13 11:53 .bin/s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat .bin/s #!/bin/sh echo ssssssssssss [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo $PATH /home/jdthood/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ PATH="~/.bin:$PATH" [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ s ssssssssssss [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ which s which's behavior does depend on the name of the directory. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mv .bin/s bin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ hash s [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ s ssssssssssss [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ which s /home/jdthood/bin/s -- Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]