On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:11:19 -0500, Ted Unangst wrote: > Alas, the posix spec for env doesn't require that arguments be > correctly formatted environment variables.
There is no such thing as a correctly formatted environment variable. The restrictions are only for *shell* variables. The shell is not the only consumer of the environment. > What if we just delete the BUGS section from the man page? That's > really what annoys me here. I think fixing bugs is much preferable to > documenting bugs, but if it's the intended or expected behavior, then > it's not a bug. Problem solved. Fine with me; I don't consider that a real bug. - todd
