Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:37:53 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 227706] file(1) succeeds when the file doesn't exist Message-ID: <bug-227706-227-AorwYgSU8d@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-227706-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-227706-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227706 lgfbsd@be-well.ilk.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |lgfbsd@be-well.ilk.org --- Comment #1 from lgfbsd@be-well.ilk.org --- I believe this is correct POSIX behavior: " If the file named by the file operand does not exist, cannot be read, or the type of the file named by the file operand cannot be determined, this shall not be considered an error that affects the exit status. " An appropriate fix would be to add that text to our manual page. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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