minorbug(env): when using a/ with -S or without it, an unknown error reported
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Description
Hi, uutils mainteners
that is a minor bug with the env command when passing a/ it shows an unknown handled error
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./env a/
env: unknown error: execvp failed
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$ ./env -S $'a/'
env: unknown error: execvp failed
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/coreutils/target/debug$
the strace confirms the syscall fails but the uutils env not handle the error
execve("a/", ["a/"], 0x7ffc1ed16f10 /* 74 vars */) = -1 ENOTDIR (Not a directory)
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Start with the env command's handling of the execvp entry point and reproduce the failure with ./env a/ and ./env -S $'a/'. Compare the reported message with the ENOTDIR result shown by strace; done means this case reports the appropriate handled error instead of "unknown error."
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- rust
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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