sworddrag...@aol.com wrote:
Description:
It is possible to make input with the keyboard before bash is fully
initialized. This problem is critical on password inputs like the linux login.
Repeat-By:
$input is now shown before and after sworddra...@ubuntu:~$. Example:
testsworddra...@u
From: sworddragon
To: bug-bash@gnu.org,b...@packages.debian.org
Subject: Input before initializing
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTY
>> Examples?
>>
>> http://fvue.nl/wiki/Bash:_Passing_variables_by_reference , I like that.
>
Very interesting. This reminds me of reflection in Java. Something
difficult and dangerous to use, so you never use it directly. Instead
you ask a framework or a library ( ~= "upvar" ) to use reflection f