From: "Chas. Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > snip > > > [stuff about how two arg open is more dangerous than three arg open > > And that means you were lucky. If the $file contained something like > > "|rm -rf /" or "rm -rf / |" ... > snip > > Nah, you would be lucky if that were the case: / isn't a valid POSIX > filename character.
Why do you think it matters? And | is a valid POSIX filename character? > "| rm -rf ." or "rm -rf . |" on the other hand is > much more dangerous. Not only is . a valid filename character, you > also tend to actually have permission to modify the current working > directory. You are right about the last issue though. Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
