Bug 107103 - 'watch' utility processes arguments incorrectly
Summary: 'watch' utility processes arguments incorrectly
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: procps
Version: 1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
low
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Assignee: Daniel Walsh
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-10-15 00:55 UTC by Pat Gunn
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-02-11 13:45:47 UTC
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Description Pat Gunn 2003-10-15 00:55:34 UTC 
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Description of problem:
The 'watch' utility doesn't parse its arguments correctly.
According to the manpage:
       Note  that  POSIX  option  processing  is used (i.e., option processing
       stops at the first non-option argument).  This means that  flags  after
       command don't get interpreted by watch itself.

However,
morose:~$ watch ls -l
watch: invalid option -- l
....
morose:~$


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
procutils-2.0.17

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run watch with above arguments
2. Get frustrated
3. Use quotes to work around the bug
    

Additional info:
Comment 1 Andrew Gaul 2004-01-15 03:53:51 UTC 
Also, --version returns the help string instead of the version.  Both
appear to be fixed in procps 3.1.15; FC1 uses 2.0.17.
Comment 2 Alexander Larsson 2004-02-05 10:44:25 UTC 
Mass reassign to new owner
Comment 3 Daniel Walsh 2004-02-11 13:45:47 UTC 
Fixed in 3.1.15
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