Getting random “cd: Too many arguments.” error messages when using different commands
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I am getting random "cd: Too many arguments." when using different commands, for example newgrp or when logging in. Here is a console log showing the issue along with the Linux version and shell type.
Last login: Mon Jun 4 10:50:58 2018 from somewhere.com
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupA groupB
myServerName /home/myUserName> newgrp groupB
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupB groupA
myServerName /home/myUserName> uname -or
2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86_64 GNU/Linux
myServerName /home/myUserName> lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Release: 6.9
Codename: Santiago
myServerName /home/myUserName> echo $0
tcsh
myServerName /home/myUserName>
newgrp command actually runs fine, still I would like to get rid of this message.
Unfortunately searching online had no real results as all of them were about cd command itself.
I would welcome some help in tracking this issue down.
Update
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login
grep: /home/myUserName/.tcshrc: No such file or directory
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.cshrc ~/.login
myServerName /home/myUserName>
~/.cshrc ~/.login files:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------G
# Name : .login |# Name : .cshrc
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh |# Function : Users startup-file for csh and tcsh
# |#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the |# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README |# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README.*
# |#
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then |if (-r /etc/home/cshrc && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login | source /etc/home/cshrc
else |else
source .login.old | source .cshrc.old
endif |endif
command-line rhel cd-command tcsh
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I am getting random "cd: Too many arguments." when using different commands, for example newgrp or when logging in. Here is a console log showing the issue along with the Linux version and shell type.
Last login: Mon Jun 4 10:50:58 2018 from somewhere.com
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupA groupB
myServerName /home/myUserName> newgrp groupB
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupB groupA
myServerName /home/myUserName> uname -or
2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86_64 GNU/Linux
myServerName /home/myUserName> lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Release: 6.9
Codename: Santiago
myServerName /home/myUserName> echo $0
tcsh
myServerName /home/myUserName>
newgrp command actually runs fine, still I would like to get rid of this message.
Unfortunately searching online had no real results as all of them were about cd command itself.
I would welcome some help in tracking this issue down.
Update
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login
grep: /home/myUserName/.tcshrc: No such file or directory
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.cshrc ~/.login
myServerName /home/myUserName>
~/.cshrc ~/.login files:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------G
# Name : .login |# Name : .cshrc
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh |# Function : Users startup-file for csh and tcsh
# |#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the |# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README |# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README.*
# |#
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then |if (-r /etc/home/cshrc && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login | source /etc/home/cshrc
else |else
source .login.old | source .cshrc.old
endif |endif
command-line rhel cd-command tcsh
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
1065
2
It appears to me that you have acdcommand in your startup files somewhere. Try:grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead:grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
Thegorupscommand (andunameandlsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) thecdmessage, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
@UlrichSchwarztcshdoes not haveexport, but it hasprintenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in~/.tcshrc,~/.cshrcor~/.loginthough.
– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
2
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with thesourcecommand in the~/.cshrcand~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the.cshrc.userhas an alias namedsource(cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43
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I am getting random "cd: Too many arguments." when using different commands, for example newgrp or when logging in. Here is a console log showing the issue along with the Linux version and shell type.
Last login: Mon Jun 4 10:50:58 2018 from somewhere.com
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupA groupB
myServerName /home/myUserName> newgrp groupB
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupB groupA
myServerName /home/myUserName> uname -or
2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86_64 GNU/Linux
myServerName /home/myUserName> lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Release: 6.9
Codename: Santiago
myServerName /home/myUserName> echo $0
tcsh
myServerName /home/myUserName>
newgrp command actually runs fine, still I would like to get rid of this message.
Unfortunately searching online had no real results as all of them were about cd command itself.
I would welcome some help in tracking this issue down.
Update
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login
grep: /home/myUserName/.tcshrc: No such file or directory
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.cshrc ~/.login
myServerName /home/myUserName>
~/.cshrc ~/.login files:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------G
# Name : .login |# Name : .cshrc
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh |# Function : Users startup-file for csh and tcsh
# |#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the |# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README |# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README.*
# |#
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then |if (-r /etc/home/cshrc && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login | source /etc/home/cshrc
else |else
source .login.old | source .cshrc.old
endif |endif
command-line rhel cd-command tcsh
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
1065
I am getting random "cd: Too many arguments." when using different commands, for example newgrp or when logging in. Here is a console log showing the issue along with the Linux version and shell type.
Last login: Mon Jun 4 10:50:58 2018 from somewhere.com
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName>
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupA groupB
myServerName /home/myUserName> newgrp groupB
cd: Too many arguments.
myServerName /home/myUserName> groups
groupB groupA
myServerName /home/myUserName> uname -or
2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86_64 GNU/Linux
myServerName /home/myUserName> lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Release: 6.9
Codename: Santiago
myServerName /home/myUserName> echo $0
tcsh
myServerName /home/myUserName>
newgrp command actually runs fine, still I would like to get rid of this message.
Unfortunately searching online had no real results as all of them were about cd command itself.
I would welcome some help in tracking this issue down.
Update
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login
grep: /home/myUserName/.tcshrc: No such file or directory
myServerName /home/myUserName> grep "cd " ~/.cshrc ~/.login
myServerName /home/myUserName>
~/.cshrc ~/.login files:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------G
# Name : .login |# Name : .cshrc
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh |# Function : Users startup-file for csh and tcsh
# |#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the |# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README |# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README.*
# |#
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then |if (-r /etc/home/cshrc && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login | source /etc/home/cshrc
else |else
source .login.old | source .cshrc.old
endif |endif
command-line rhel cd-command tcsh
command-line rhel cd-command tcsh
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
1065
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
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edited Jun 4 at 15:35
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
1065
asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
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asked Jun 4 at 15:21
Bence Kaulics
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It appears to me that you have acdcommand in your startup files somewhere. Try:grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead:grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
Thegorupscommand (andunameandlsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) thecdmessage, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
@UlrichSchwarztcshdoes not haveexport, but it hasprintenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in~/.tcshrc,~/.cshrcor~/.loginthough.
– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
2
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with thesourcecommand in the~/.cshrcand~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the.cshrc.userhas an alias namedsource(cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43
|
show 1 more comment
2
It appears to me that you have acdcommand in your startup files somewhere. Try:grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead:grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
Thegorupscommand (andunameandlsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) thecdmessage, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.
– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
@UlrichSchwarztcshdoes not haveexport, but it hasprintenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in~/.tcshrc,~/.cshrcor~/.loginthough.
– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
2
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with thesourcecommand in the~/.cshrcand~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the.cshrc.userhas an alias namedsource(cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43
2
2
It appears to me that you have a
cd command in your startup files somewhere. Try: grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead: grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
It appears to me that you have a
cd command in your startup files somewhere. Try: grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead: grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
The
gorups command (and uname and lsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) the cd message, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
The
gorups command (and uname and lsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) the cd message, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
@UlrichSchwarz
tcsh does not have export, but it has printenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in ~/.tcshrc, ~/.cshrc or ~/.login though.– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@UlrichSchwarz
tcsh does not have export, but it has printenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in ~/.tcshrc, ~/.cshrc or ~/.login though.– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
2
2
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with the
source command in the ~/.cshrc and ~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the .cshrc.user has an alias named source (cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with the
source command in the ~/.cshrc and ~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the .cshrc.user has an alias named source (cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43
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The problem was in the ~/.cshrc ~/.login scripts:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name : .login
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh
#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login
else
source .login.old
endif
The source command was overridden by an alias that was a shortcut to some directory. Removing the alias fixed the issue.
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The problem was in the ~/.cshrc ~/.login scripts:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name : .login
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh
#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login
else
source .login.old
endif
The source command was overridden by an alias that was a shortcut to some directory. Removing the alias fixed the issue.
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The problem was in the ~/.cshrc ~/.login scripts:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name : .login
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh
#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login
else
source .login.old
endif
The source command was overridden by an alias that was a shortcut to some directory. Removing the alias fixed the issue.
answered Jun 5 at 7:09
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The problem was in the ~/.cshrc ~/.login scripts:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name : .login
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh
#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login
else
source .login.old
endif
The source command was overridden by an alias that was a shortcut to some directory. Removing the alias fixed the issue.
answered Jun 5 at 7:09
Bence Kaulics
1065
The problem was in the ~/.cshrc ~/.login scripts:
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name : .login
# Function : users startup-file for csh and tcsh
#
# Note : Please do not edit this file until you have read the
# site policy file for dot-files: /etc/home/README
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if (-r /etc/home/login && -d /env) then
source /etc/home/login
else
source .login.old
endif
The source command was overridden by an alias that was a shortcut to some directory. Removing the alias fixed the issue.
answered Jun 5 at 7:09
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It appears to me that you have a
cdcommand in your startup files somewhere. Try:grep "cd " ~/.tcshrc ~/.cshrc ~/.login. It may be globally-set somewhere, instead:grep "cd " /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:26
The
gorupscommand (andunameandlsb_release) didn't prompt (so to speak) thecdmessage, so it doesn't seem to me to be prompt-command-related.– Jeff Schaller
Jun 4 at 15:27
@UlrichSchwarz
tcshdoes not haveexport, but it hasprintenv. It's more likely that there is some weirdness in~/.tcshrc,~/.cshrcor~/.loginthough.– Kusalananda
Jun 4 at 15:29
@JeffSchaller None of them gave any results.
– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:39
2
@Kusalananda You were right the problem is with the
sourcecommand in the~/.cshrcand~/.login. I had tried it out manually and found out that the.cshrc.userhas an alias namedsource(cd /somedir) that has overridden the original command. Good example why not copy someone else aliases.– Bence Kaulics
Jun 4 at 15:43