Package: dash Version: 0.5.2-5 Severity: normal
The character 'octal 201' is dropped when it is stored in a shell variable: $ x="`printf "xxx\201"`" $ echo $x xxx I encountered the problem, when a script failed which worked on file names containing the special character: $ touch "`printf "xxx\201"`" $ ls xxx* xxx? $ set xxx* $ ls "$1" ls: xxx: No such file or directory $ ls "$@" ls: xxx: No such file or directory With bash there is no problem, so I wonder if this is a dash bug. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.30-vs1.2.10 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages dash depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- debconf information: dash/sh: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
