Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 17:16:34 +0000 From: setantae <setantae@submonkey.net> To: charon@labs.gr Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/32082: true.1 totally incorrect Message-ID: <20011119171634.GC68651@rhadamanth> In-Reply-To: <200111191500.fAJF04X09151@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200111191500.fAJF04X09151@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 07:00:04AM -0800, setantae wrote: > > True. While the version of true(1) that we are shipping will always > exit with a status of 1, I'm not sure that's portable. > I tried to check to see if POSIX guarantees `one', or just `non-zero', > but it would appear that you have to be a member to look at the > standard ?? I've been furnished with a copy of the standard for false(1), and the outcome is that it just needs to be non-zero. Therefore, I suggest we use this patch : diff -rc src/usr.bin.old/false/false.1 src/usr.bin/false/false.1 *** src/usr.bin.old/false/false.1 Mon Nov 19 11:08:41 2001 --- src/usr.bin/false/false.1 Mon Nov 19 11:17:21 2001 *************** *** 46,62 **** .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm ! command is usually used in a Bourne shell script. ! It tests for the appropriate status "false" before running ! (or failing to run) a list of commands. ! .Pp ! The ! .Nm ! utility always exits with a value other than zero. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , .Xr sh 1 , .Xr true 1 .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm --- 46,60 ---- .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm ! command does nothing but exit with a non-zero status. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , .Xr sh 1 , .Xr true 1 + .Sh DIAGNOSTICS + The + .Nm + utility always returns with a non-zero exit code. .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm diff -rc src/usr.bin.old/true/true.1 src/usr.bin/true/true.1 *** src/usr.bin.old/true/true.1 Sun Nov 18 20:08:15 2001 --- src/usr.bin/true/true.1 Mon Nov 19 11:18:11 2001 *************** *** 46,54 **** .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm ! command is normally used in a Bourne shell script. ! It tests for the appropriate status "false" before running ! (or failing to run) a list of commands. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , .Xr false 1 , --- 46,52 ---- .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm ! command does nothing but exit with a status code of zero. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , .Xr false 1 , To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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