[Pkg-zsh-devel] Bug#844710: Fwd: Re: Bug#844710: autocorrection suggested rm for typing mr without typing "y"

[Daniel Shahaf]

Martin Steigerwald wrote on Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 14:15:51 +0100:
> So two fixes to consider:
> 
> 1) Don´t confirm on space, as thats to easy to trigger accidentally. :)

The code confirms on both tabs (since commit 7f1ce570) and spaces (since
before CVS).  Does anyone know a reason for doing this?

The patch also downscopes a couple of local variables, with no
functional change.

diff --git a/README b/README
index 855e764..4834e00 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ are output as "export" commands unless the parameter is also local, and
 other parameters not local to the scope are output with the "-g" option.
 Previously, only "typeset" commands were output, never using "-g".
 
+8) At spelling-correction prompt ($SPROMPT), where the choices offered are
+[nyae], previously <Enter> would be accepted to mean [N] and <Space> and
+<Tab> would be accepted to mean [Y].  Now <Space> and <Tab> are invalid
+choices: typing either of them remains at the prompt.
+
 Incompatibilities between 5.0.8 and 5.2
 ---------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Src/utils.c b/Src/utils.c
index 7bbd588..7f3ddad 100644
--- a/Src/utils.c
+++ b/Src/utils.c
@@ -2944,9 +2944,7 @@ mod_export void
 spckword(char **s, int hist, int cmd, int ask)
 {
     char *t, *correct_ignore;
-    int x;
     char ic = '\0';
-    int ne;
     int preflen = 0;
     int autocd = cmd && isset(AUTOCD) && strcmp(*s, ".") && strcmp(*s, "..");
 
@@ -3015,6 +3013,7 @@ spckword(char **s, int hist, int cmd, int ask)
     } else {
 	guess = *s;
 	if (*guess == Tilde || *guess == String) {
+	    int ne;
 	    ic = *guess;
 	    if (!*++t)
 		return;
@@ -3059,6 +3058,7 @@ spckword(char **s, int hist, int cmd, int ask)
     if (errflag)
 	return;
     if (best && (int)strlen(best) > 1 && strcmp(best, guess)) {
+	int x;
 	if (ic) {
 	    char *u;
 	    if (preflen) {
@@ -3088,14 +3088,14 @@ spckword(char **s, int hist, int cmd, int ask)
 		free(pptbuf);
 		fflush(shout);
 		zbeep();
-		x = getquery("nyae \t", 0);
+		x = getquery("nyae", 0);
 		if (cmd && x == 'n')
 		    pathchecked = path;
 	    } else
 		x = 'n';
 	} else
 	    x = 'y';
-	if (x == 'y' || x == ' ' || x == '\t') {
+	if (x == 'y') {
 	    *s = dupstring(best);
 	    if (hist)
 		hwrep(best);


On a tangent: what do "nyae" mean?  I couldn't find the answer in the
manual.

> 2) Don´t autocorrect to dangerous commands like "rm". Could be a bit 
> challenging to make a list of commands which are dangerous and can easily 
> trigger unwanted actions. "rm" would IMO definately be one of this, while with 
> "dd" it would be harder to trigger an unwanted action by accident due to 
> syntax requirements.
> 
> Axel made me aware that I tell Z-Shell to ignore dangerous commands with 
> CORRECT_IGNORE=rm, but I think it would be good to reconsider the standard 
> behavior.

Well, it _does_ prompt the user asking whether "rm" is correct.  Isn't
that sufficient?

Cheers,

Daniel