Re: /usr/bin/dirname - it screams to be made REALLY usable

[Paul Jarc]

address@hidden (Frank Schruefer) wrote:
> cd
> dirname .
> delivers:
> .
> That's totally ok, just no option to get e.g. /home/merlin instead of . .

You can get absolute paths by using "`pwd`" instead of ".".
$ pwd
/home/prj
$ dirname "`pwd`"
/home

Too bad coreutils' pwd doesn't support SUSv3's -L and -P options, but
you may not need those anyway.  Or if you do, you shell's builtin pwd
may support them.

> And BTW: If I make an enhancement for this proggy, do I need to file
> another copyright asignment via snail mail like it's necessary for
> gcj?

It depends on the total size of all the changes you've provided for
coreutils.


paul