Re: alias-like function?

[taltman]

On Jan 14, 2004 at 11:11pm, Geraint Paul Bevan wrote:

g.beva >No problem! Just create a directory in your home area (~/bin) and set
g.beva >your PATH in .bashrc to pick up that directory first:

This is a security risk. If for any reason someone gets write-access to 
your local ~/bin directory, they can place scripts in there that can 
masquerade as the authentic system programs, like "passwd", etc.

Generally not recommended.

~Tomer



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