[Bug 1908025] Re: export var=~root does not expand ~root to /root

[Jilles Tjoelker]

I agree that this is a useful feature (including that export a=$b does
not split words and export a=* does not generate pathnames); FreeBSD sh
has had it for a few years:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=84fbdd8ca068ec63c6c9a931303d3811738128cb
.

It is specified by https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351
planned for the next major revision of POSIX.1.

** Bug watch added: www.austingroupbugs.net/ #351
   https://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=351

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Title:
  export var=~root does not expand ~root to /root

Status in dash package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Shouldn't these give the same results in dash, i.e. "/root"?
  They give the same output in bash.

  $ dash
  $ var=~root
  $ echo "$var"
  /root
  $ export var=~root
  $ echo "$var"
  ~root

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: dash 0.5.10.2-6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-56.62-generic 5.4.73
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-56-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Mon Dec 14 00:14:44 2020
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-07 (67 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  SourcePackage: dash
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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