Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:07:56 GMT From: jilles@FreeBSD.org To: pirzyk@freebsd.org, jilles@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, jilles@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/155786: [patch] test(1): '/bin/test -d' fails to report syntax error Message-ID: <201403022207.s22M7uMZ043941@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: [patch] test(1): '/bin/test -d' fails to report syntax error State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: jilles State-Changed-When: Sun Mar 2 22:06:16 UTC 2014 State-Changed-Why: This is not a bug. '/bin/test -d' is not an error and is supposed to return true (0). This is because '-d' in 'test -d' is a string operand that is tested for non-emptiness. In the man page test(1): string True if string is not the null string. In the POSIX specification (SUSv4+TC1), also look for the algorithm for resolving the ambiguities in test: > 1 argument: Exit true (0) if $1 is not null; otherwise, exit false. Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->jilles Responsible-Changed-By: jilles Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Mar 2 22:06:16 UTC 2014 Responsible-Changed-Why: Track replies. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=155786
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