Public bug reported: Shellcheck detected an instance of https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2015 in the .bashrc that ships with Ubuntu.
Here is the existing code: test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)" It appears to be intended to behave like a ternary statement. The existing code evaluates `eval "$(dircolors -b)"` if `test -r ~/.dircolors` is true and `eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)"` is false, which at face value doesn't appear to be the intention. According to Shellcheck, it should instead be: if [ -r ~/.dircolors ]; then eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" else eval "$(dircolors -b)" fi This ensures that the else case only executes when test -r ~/.dircolors is false. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10 Package: bash 5.1-3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-35.40-generic 5.13.19 Uname: Linux 5.13.0-35-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Mar 21 00:28:18 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-09 (467 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: bash UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-10-18 (154 days ago) ** Affects: bash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965728 Title: default bashrc contains invalid ternary statement To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1965728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs