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Re: 'cd' if HOME is unset



On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 22:32:22 -0500, Jan Schaumann wrote:

> Robert Elz <kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost> wrote:
> > Why bother?
> 
> I happily admit that it's a rare edge case. I simply
> find it surprising that 'cd' gives up if HOME is
> unset.  Seems unintuitive to me.

Some would say, "gives up", some would say it makes you aware you have
a problem. :)

DWIM is enticing, sure, but at some point it trasmutes into that
JavaScript "WAT" talk moment.

-uwe


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