netbsd-bugs: bin/4020: Globbing error in /bin/sh

Subject: bin/4020: Globbing error in /bin/sh
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <ian.dall@dsto.defence.gov.au>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/20/1997 23:35:14

>Number:         4020
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       Globbing error in /bin/sh
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 20 07:50:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ian Dall
>Organization:
	
>Release:        1.2
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD sibyl.chez-dall.org.au 1.2G NetBSD 1.2G (SIBYL) #0: Thu Jul 3 20:33:43 CST 1997 ian@sibyl.chez-dall.org.au:/usr3/netbsd-1.2/lsrc/sys/arch/pc532/compile/SIBYL pc532


>Description:
	
/bin/sh does not always pattern match correctly

>How-To-Repeat:
	

Type:

/bin/sh
arg='&foo'
case "$arg" in
   *[\[\]\&]*)
      quote_arg="'$arg'"
   ;;
esac
echo $quote_arg

This outputs just a new line. It should output '&foo'.

>Fix:
	

None known
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: