Debian bug report logs - #1698, boring messages

Subject: Bug#1698: Where is which?
Reply-To: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>, debian-bugs@pixar.com
Resent-From: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com
Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:18:04 GMT
Resent-Message-ID: <debian-bugs-handler.1698.B10180109430@pixar.com>
Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk
X-Debian-PR-Package: miscutils
X-Debian-PR-Keywords: 
Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:18:04 GMT
Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:09:41 GMT
Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp
	(Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t5Mzn-0006EZC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 18:08 PDT
Received: from artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15117
  (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-user-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Tue, 17 Oct 1995 18:08:12 -0700
Received: from chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk by artemis.chu.cam.ac.uk with smtp
	(Smail3.1.29.1 #33) id m0t5O1n-0007u9C; Wed, 18 Oct 95 02:14 GMT
Received: by chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk
	id m0t5MzO-0002abC
	(Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Wed, 18 Oct 95 02:08 BST
Message-Id: <m0t5MzO-0002abC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 95 02:08 BST
From: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
To: Anthony Martin <amartin@engr.csulb.edu>, debian-user@Pixar.com

Package: miscutils
Version: 1.3-2

Richard Kettlewell writes ("Re: Where is which?"):
> Anthony Martin writes:
> >The "which" command didn't seem to come with debian.  Isn't this a
> >standard command?
>
> Under bash, just use `type'.  Under tcsh, `which' is built in.  Who
> needs an extra binary?

There should be a simple `which' script in miscutils, which invokes
bash's `type -p'.

`which' is not just used by people, it is also a very useful command
in scripts, and it seems silly to use a bash-ism when so many systems
have a perfectly good `which' command.

> See `/usr/doc/bug-reporting.txt' for how to report bugs.

I've reported this as a bug (as readers of debian-devel will see).

Ian.

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Bug#1698: Acknowledgement (was: Where is which?)
In-Reply-To: <m0t5MzO-0002abC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
References: <m0t5MzO-0002abC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>

Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux.
This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has
been received.  It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for
their attention; they will reply in due course.

If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send
it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject
line of your message starts with "Bug#1698" or "Re: Bug#1698" so that
we can identify it as relating to the same problem.

Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message,
unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system.

Ian Jackson
(maintainer, debian-bugs)

Subject: Bug#1698: Where is which?
Reply-To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca, debian-bugs@pixar.com
Resent-From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com
Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 02:18:03 GMT
Resent-Message-ID: <debian-bugs-handler.1698.B10180204260@pixar.com>
Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk
X-Debian-PR-Package: miscutils
X-Debian-PR-Keywords: 
Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 02:18:03 GMT
Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 02:04:24 GMT
Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp
	(Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t5Nqd-0006FyC; Tue, 17 Oct 95 19:03 PDT
Received: from post.QueensU.CA (knot.QueensU.CA) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA19093
  (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Tue, 17 Oct 1995 19:02:48 -0700
Received: from miles.econ.queensu.ca (free1-slip204.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.204]) by post.QueensU.CA (8.6.12/8.6.10+ASH) with SMTP id WAA16743; Tue, 17 Oct 1995 22:03:03 -0400
Received: by miles.econ.queensu.ca
	id <m0t5NqZ-00014YC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
	(Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Tue, 17 Oct 95 22:03 EDT
Message-Id: <m0t5NqZ-00014YC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 95 22:03 EDT
To: Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>, debian-bugs@Pixar.com
Cc: Anthony Martin <amartin@engr.csulb.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0t5MzO-0002abC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
References: <m0t5MzO-0002abC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>
From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca


  Ian Jackson writes:
  Ian>  There should be a simple `which' script in miscutils, which invokes
  Ian> bash's `type -p'.

This should read 'type -path' according to the manpage and the on-line help I
have here with Debian's bash-1.14.4-2.

--
Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca          http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Subject: Bug#1698: Info received (was Bug#1698: Where is which?)
In-Reply-To: <m0t5NqZ-00014YC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
References: <m0t5NqZ-00014YC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>

Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding
this problem report.  It has been forwarded to the developers to
accompany the original report.

If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem,
please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring
that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1698" or "Re: Bug#1698" so that
we can identify it as relating to the same problem.

Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message,
unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system.

Ian Jackson
(maintainer, debian-bugs)

Subject: Bug#1698: Where is which?
Reply-To: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell), debian-bugs@pixar.com
Resent-From: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)
Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com
Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:48:01 GMT
Resent-Message-ID: <debian-bugs-handler.1698.B10181443460@pixar.com>
Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk
X-Debian-PR-Package: miscutils
X-Debian-PR-Keywords: 
Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:48:01 GMT
Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 14:43:44 GMT
Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp
	(Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t5Ze6-000B3GC; Wed, 18 Oct 95 07:39 PDT
Received: from motgate.mot.com by pixar.com with SMTP id AA24164
  (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Wed, 18 Oct 1995 07:38:42 -0700
Received: from mothost.mot.com (mothost.mot.com [129.188.137.101]) by motgate.mot.com (8.6.11/8.6.10/MOT-3.8) with ESMTP id JAA14956; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:37:59 -0500
Received: from mdd.comm.mot.com (mdisea.mdd.comm.mot.com [138.242.64.201]) by mothost.mot.com (8.6.12/8.6.10/MOT-3.8) with SMTP id JAA08262; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:37:58 -0500
Received: from bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com by mdd.comm.mot.com (4.1/SMI-4.1)
	id AA11339; Wed, 18 Oct 95 07:36:40 PDT
Received: by bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com (4.1/SMI-4.1)
	id AA08047; Wed, 18 Oct 95 07:36:29 PDT
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 95 07:36:29 PDT
From: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)
Message-Id: <9510181436.AA08047@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com>
To: ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk, debian-bugs@Pixar.com,
        Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Cc: amartin@engr.csulb.edu

Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca> X-Debian-Pr-Package: miscutils

>   Ian Jackson writes:
>   Ian>  There should be a simple `which' script in miscutils, which invokes
>   Ian> bash's `type -p'.
>
> This should read 'type -path' according to the manpage and the on-line help I
> have here with Debian's bash-1.14.4-2.

>From the bash(1) man page:

       type [-all] [-type | -path] name [name ...]
	      [...]        type accepts -a, -t, and -p	in  place
	      of  -all, -type, and -path, respectively.	[...]

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)
Subject: Bug#1698: Info received (was Bug#1698: Where is which?)
In-Reply-To: <9510181436.AA08047@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com>
References: <9510181436.AA08047@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com>

Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding
this problem report.  It has been forwarded to the developers to
accompany the original report.

If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem,
please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring
that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1698" or "Re: Bug#1698" so that
we can identify it as relating to the same problem.

Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message,
unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system.

Ian Jackson
(maintainer, debian-bugs)

Subject: Bug#1698: Where is which?
Reply-To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca, debian-bugs@pixar.com
Resent-From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com
Resent-Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 16:03:02 GMT
Resent-Message-ID: <debian-bugs-handler.1698.B10181559240@pixar.com>
Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk
X-Debian-PR-Package: miscutils
X-Debian-PR-Keywords: 
Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 16:03:02 GMT
Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 15:59:22 GMT
Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp
	(Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t5asW-000B3XC; Wed, 18 Oct 95 08:58 PDT
Received: from post.QueensU.CA (knot.QueensU.CA) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA28296
  (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Wed, 18 Oct 1995 08:57:39 -0700
Received: from miles.econ.queensu.ca (free2-slip228.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.228]) by post.QueensU.CA (8.6.12/8.6.10+ASH) with SMTP id LAA00719; Wed, 18 Oct 1995 11:57:55 -0400
Received: by miles.econ.queensu.ca
	id <m0t5ap3-00013uC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
	(Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Wed, 18 Oct 95 11:54 EDT
Message-Id: <m0t5ap3-00013uC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 95 11:54 EDT
To: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell), debian-bugs@Pixar.com
Cc: ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk, Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca,
        amartin@engr.csulb.edu
In-Reply-To: <9510181436.AA08047@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com>
References: <9510181436.AA08047@bb29c.mdd.comm.mot.com>
From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca


  Bill Mitchell writes:
  Bill> From the bash(1) man page:
  Bill>  type [-all] [-type | -path] name [name ...]  [...]  type accepts -a,
  Bill> -t, and -p in place of -all, -type, and -path, respectively. [...]

<blush>
oops I trapped into an alias when I tried 'type -p ls'. Any idea how
to write a little `which' script that captures alias definitions
</blush>

Thanks for correcting this, Bill.

--
Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca          http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Subject: Bug#1698: Info received (was Bug#1698: Where is which?)
In-Reply-To: <m0t5ap3-00013uC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>
References: <m0t5ap3-00013uC@miles.econ.queensu.ca>

Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding
this problem report.  It has been forwarded to the developers to
accompany the original report.

If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem,
please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring
that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1698" or "Re: Bug#1698" so that
we can identify it as relating to the same problem.

Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message,
unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system.

Ian Jackson
(maintainer, debian-bugs)