[#35446] [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #4477][Open] Kernel:exec and backtick (`) don't work for certain system commands — Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@...>

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[ruby-core:35456] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4477] Kernel:exec and backtick (`) don't work for certain system commands

From: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...>
Date: 2011-03-07 13:15:17 UTC
List: ruby-core #35456
2011/3/7 Shota Fukumori <sorah@tubusu.net>:
>
> Issue #4477 has been updated by Shota Fukumori.
>
> I don't think this is Bug because that (Shebang less executing) is you shell's feature. not system's feature.

No. it is POSIX spec. But, FWIW, This behavior have been changed
intentionally.So, I doubt the issue is a documentation fault.

Currently `` don't use shell if command line string don't have
following shell meta characters.
         *?{}[]<>()~&|\\$;'`"\n

But, Which documentation describe it?

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