/etc/init.d in the default $PATH ?

[Jeffrey C. Ollie]

On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 21:09 -0800, Florin Andrei wrote:
> Mike McGrath wrote:
> > On 1/27/07, Florin Andrei <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote:
> >> So, what it the rationale for /etc/init.d not being in the default
> >> $PATH, for root at least?
> > 
> > because "/sbin/service" is...
> 
> I know what you mean, but TAB completion doesn't work on the service 
> name when using /sbin/service

One problem is that many of the init scripts have names that conflict
with programs on the path.  For example, if you type "sshd", are you
running the binary in /usr/sbin or are you running the init script
in /etc/init.d?  There are numerous other examples.

As far as TAB completion goes, take a look at bash-completion in Extras.

Jeff

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