The problem is definitly bash 2.0. Try a real shell. This was an answer from a netscape person (name forgotten but can be found in the emacs manual)
-Egon On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Stephen Carpenter wrote: > I have seen this problem before..... > > > Thanks Michael for quick response. > > > Hmm... will another shell give me still different error messages? > > I load ash from cdrom, and /bin/sh -> /bin/ash - and IT WORKS. > > > > A problem with shells seems more serious than one with application; > > should I report this to someone? if so who. The problem may be > > with Netscape 4.04 since it seemed to have generated an illegal > > script with ksh. > > If the problem is with Netscape 4 then they already know about itA few months > back I was trying to get netscape to use > "Play" to play wav file sounds....I had the exact same problem. > I tried everything (including using "; & ' and a cast of other chgaricters) in > the definition as to trick netscape into working > I had no luck at all and never thinking it could be a bug in bash > reported it as a bug in netscapes bug system > just thinking now... > maybe if I strace netscape....it will show what the actual command line that > it > passes is...hmm... > but if it works with ash....I can see no reason as a temporary fix to change > sh > to link > to ash > (ill try it again when I get home) > -Steve > -- > -=Signature has been removed because it made an unfair comparison between NT 4 > and Linux =- > replacement: (ok I admit...I am bored..its a slow day at work) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$fortune -o > Anything more than 3 shakes is for fun. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]