On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 01:40:35PM -0800, Chris Miller wrote: > If you *append* . to the path that isn't a problem. If you prepended > it, then you're pretty much leaving your fly down for anyone to mess > with you. > > (I use this little precedence trick all the time to replace system > supplied software with custom builds which I put in ~/.bin) > > Why .bin? Because then Finder ignores it and I don't have to see my > user bin dir in my GUI. Easy squeezy lemon peazy. > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:41 AM, <egg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 08:47:54PM +0530, Ravindra Patil wrote: > >> just add "."(dot in the path) as follows. > >> export PATH=$PATH:. > >> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Echooff3 > >> <[1]john.skibicki....@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> I was just curious, is there any one line trick to add my pwd to my > >> path? Something to the effect of: > >> export PATH=$PATH:<pwd > >> > >> So, if my present working directory was ~/Documents that would get > >> appended to the path. > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > >> Users > >> Group. > >> To post a message, send email to [2]linuxusersgr...@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > >> [3]linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit our group at > >> [4]http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks & Regards, > >> Ravindra M. Patil > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > >> Group. > >> To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > >> linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit our group at > >> [5]http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> > >> References > >> > >> Visible links > >> 1. mailto:john.skibicki....@gmail.com > >> 2. mailto:linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > >> 3. mailto:linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> 4. http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> 5. http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > Just to clarify the two responses - Jerry took you literally and told > > you how to add the directory you're in now to the path. Ravindra told > > you how to make sure the pwd is always in your path. > > > > Now let me explain why this second one can be dangerous. Let's say that you > > frequently use gpg on the command line, and somebody knows this. Now > > let's say that person has regular user access to your system (generally > > considered mostly harmless). Now, if you go to /tmp and decide to > > encrypt or sign a file there, it would be painfully simple for them to > > have placed a 'gpg' standin in /tmp, with world execute. So, while in > > tmp you would run *their* gpg instead of the system one. You are > > effectively opening yourself to accidental arbitrary code execution. Now > > if their program intercepted your passphrase and sent your private key > > off to some nefarious server, they can now sign files as you, and > > decrypt documents meant for you. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit our group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > -- > Registered Linux Addict #431495 > For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! > http://www.fsdev.net/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup Good call; thanks for correcting me Chris. if *appended* the only time this becomes a security hole is if you try to run a program that doesn't exist on the system.
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