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Clark WANG  
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 More options Oct 25 2012, 10:08 am
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From: Clark WANG <dearv...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:07:10 +0800
Local: Thurs, Oct 25 2012 10:07 am
Subject: Should ~$user be tilde expanded?
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See following example:

$ cat foo.sh
u=root
echo ~$u
$ bash foo.sh  # bash 4.2.37
~root
$ ksh foo.sh  # ksh 93u+ 2012-08-01
/root
$

Anyone can explain/confirm what should be the correct behavior?

-Clark


 
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