Ubuntu
bash package

Allow special characters in home path in /etc/bash.bashrc

Bug #330664 reported by Samuel Lidén Borell on 2009-02-17

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	bash (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: bash

If you have a space or some other special character in your home directory, then you'll see an error message when starting a shell. This happens because there are missing double quotes at a line in /etc/bash.bashrc

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lp:ubuntu/lucid/bash

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Samuel Lidén Borell (samuellb) wrote on 2009-02-17:

bashrc_spaces.patch Edit (465 bytes, text/plain)

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Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig) wrote on 2009-02-21:

Looks like a valid bug and fix to me

Changed in bash:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2010-02-11:

This bug was fixed in the package bash - 4.1-1ubuntu2

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bash (4.1-1ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low

  * Allow special characters in home path in /etc/bash.bashrc
    (LP: #330664)
  * skel.bashrc: Don't set HISTCONTROL twice
    (LP: #465500)
-- Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:10:50 -0800