Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 05:07:41 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 267110] xargs return incorrect exit code when run in parallel mode Message-ID: <bug-267110-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=267110 Bug ID: 267110 Summary: xargs return incorrect exit code when run in parallel mode Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: duliujimmy@hotmail.com when xargs runs in parallel mode (using -P flag), it may sometimes return incorrect exit code. The following code shows current (incorrect) behaviour: /bin directory exists, /foo directory does not exist. `echo /bin /foo | xargs -n1 -P2 test -d` sometimes return 0 sometimes return 1: ``` root@freebsd:~ # test -d /bin root@freebsd:~ # echo $? 0 root@freebsd:~ # test -d /foo root@freebsd:~ # echo $? 1 root@freebsd:~ # echo /bin /foo | xargs -n1 -P2 test -d root@freebsd:~ # echo $? 0 root@freebsd:~ # echo /bin /foo | xargs -n1 -P2 test -d root@freebsd:~ # echo $? 1 root@freebsd:~ # echo /bin /foo | xargs -n1 -P2 test -d root@freebsd:~ # echo $? 0 ``` -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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