Re: [dwm] dmenu directory test

From: James Turner <james_AT_bsdgroup.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:40:27 -0400

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:39:38AM +0200, Sander van Dijk wrote:
> On 6/14/08, James Turner <james_AT_bsdgroup.org> wrote:
> > Doesn't it make more sense to do a test, then just redirect error
> > output?
>
> Then you'd have to test more than your patch does: right now, your
> patch only tests if we're dealing with a directory; whether or not the
> user running the script has permission to cd into that directory is
> not taken in consideration. I agree with the others here that the cd
> itself is the safest test.

Thanks for the info guys. I see your point, I suppose cd is the best
test.

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James Turner
BSD Group Consulting
http://www.bsdgroup.org
Received on Sun Jun 15 2008 - 16:41:01 UTC

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