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=3D227706 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 s= hall not be considered an error that affects the exit status. " An appropriate fix would be to add that text to our manual page. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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