cd with multiple directory argument fails

[Murukesh Mohanan]

In bash 4.4, a new behaviour was introduced for cd, where it would complain if multiple arguments are provided. From config-top.h [1]:

/* Define CD_COMPLAINS if you want the non-standard, but sometimes-desired
   error messages about multiple directory arguments to `cd'. */
#define CD_COMPLAINS

It seems like this is enabled for Ubuntu. However, this behaviour conflicts with the manual (both Ubuntu's and GNU's), which says something similar to: "Any additional arguments following directory are ignored."

Please revert to the old behaviour, or correct the manual. This is not a user-configurable setting, and push is also affected.

Ubuntu 17.04
bash 4.4-2ubuntu1

[1]: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/tree/config-top.h#n30

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

Seen on AskUbuntu during discussion of the problem "Command cd behavior" (https://askubuntu.com/q/992192/66509).

[Norbert (nrbrtx)]

Also on "Ubuntu 17.04 — bash: cd: too many arguments" (https://askubuntu.com/q/905832/66509).

[Quigi (brechbuehler)]

This is still broken in Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS / GNU bash, version 4.4.20(1)-release
and in Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS / GNU bash, version 5.0.17(1)-release.

The manual pages for Bash 4.2, Bash 4.4 and Bash 5.0 all specify "Any additional arguments following dir are ignored. (Only bash 4.2 works correctly.)

This is a bug.