On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:21:11PM -0700, Eduardo A. Bustamante López wrote: > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 08:39:53PM +0200, Andreas Gregor Frank wrote: > > Hello Greg, > > > > this is a feature request for no_such_file_or_directory_ > > handle(). I do not want to talk about missing quotes in anyone's code > > example! > > You are free to send patches with the proposed feature. That way we > would be able to test it, and see if it doesn't conflict with > standards or existing codebases. > > There doesn't seem to be much demand for this feature, aside from you > two. Therefore, I don't think it's worth the time of Chet to add it, > when he has clearly better things to do with his time (fixing real > bugs for example). Sure, a lot of things could be added to bash, > ... > So, I repeat. If you're in need of the feature, implement it. > Otherwise, you're asking too much IMHO.
I did send such a patch several years ago, and haven't brought the issue up since then. The OP's suggestion/request was somewhat different than what I had come up with, and is probably a better idea anyway, so yes, I probably should submit a patch for this feature. Thanks, Ken
