From: fjh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus Henderson) Subject: Re: phantom file "aux" under bash b19 6 Apr 1998 05:59:45 -0700 Message-ID: <19980406102118.47898.cygnus.gnu-win32@murlibobo.cs.mu.OZ.AU> References: <199804031907.OAA00738@scotch.mae.cornell.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: Daniel Karipides Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com On 03-Apr-1998, Daniel Karipides wrote: > > Under bash, b19, there is a phantom file "aux" that does not exist, > but affects things such as "ls" and "tar". The same is true under command.com. It's a device file. This particular piece of brain damage is for backwards compatibility with DOS. > I couldn't find any reference to this in the FAQ: I'm pretty sure it's there -- it mentions problems compiling perl, due to an `aux.sh' file. -- Fergus Henderson | "I have always known that the pursuit WWW: | of excellence is a lethal habit" PGP: finger fjh@128.250.37.3 | -- the last words of T. S. Garp. - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".