Subject: bin/95: "grep \'{\' *" causes csh to core
To: None <gnats-admin>
From: None <cgd@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/24/1994 11:35:04
>Number: 95
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: "grep \'{\' *" causes csh to core
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jan 24 11:35:02 1994
>Originator: Chris G. Demetriou
>Organization:
Kernel Hackers 'r' Us
>Release: NetBSD-current, 1/24/94
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu 0.9a SUN_LAMP_AHBBT_NODDB#16 i386
>Description:
saying:
grep \'{\' *
causes csh to dump a core. the fault happens in a forked child of the
"main" shell, though, because you're not logged out, or anything.
>How-To-Repeat:
/bin/csh
(then, when at a prompt:)
grep \'{\' *
>Fix:
unknown
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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