Subject: bin/10596: systat(1) command selection is bunched
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Andy Doran <ad@nbwww.isc.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/17/2000 18:59:32
>Number: 10596
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: systat(1) command selection is bunched
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 15 07:43:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Andy Doran
>Release: NetBSD-1.5
>Organization:
Fruit Loops, Intl.
>Environment:
Darkened room.
>Description:
systat(1)'s command() uses strstr() to match commands. This is wrong.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run systat(1). Use partial command names.
>Fix:
command() should scan strings from the left, and choose
whichever has the highest # of matching characters. Conflict
resolution should be obvious.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: