realpath fails with inexplicable error message "Not a directory"
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coreutils |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Pádraig Brady | ||
Bug Description
After reading `man realpath` it should be clear why
$ cd /tmp
$ touch a
$ realpath ./a/..
realpath: ‘./a/..’: Not a directory
occurs. The manpage doesn't contain the word "directory" and thus the error message can't make sense.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: coreutils 8.23-3ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 4.1.1-040101-
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jul 14 21:09:07 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-08 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-06-09 (35 days ago)
| Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote | #1 |
| Pádraig Brady (p-draigbrady) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in coreutils (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Pádraig Brady (p-draigbrady) |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Karl-Philipp Richter (krichter722) wrote | #3 |
| Pádraig Brady (p-draigbrady) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in coreutils: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Changed in coreutils (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Invalid → Fix Committed |
You need the -m option to not pass the 'a' component down where it will be interpreted as a directory