Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 20:13:19 +0000 From: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/32082: true.1 totally incorrect Message-ID: <E165YJb-000EfO-00@rhadamanth.private.submonkey.net>
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>Number: 32082 >Category: docs >Synopsis: true.1 totally incorrect >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 18 12:20:00 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: setantae@submonkey.net >Release: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD rhadamanth.private.submonkey.net 4.4-STABLE FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE #0: Fri Nov 16 21:14:33 GMT 2001 root@rhadamanth.private.submonkey.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/RHADAMANTH i386 >Description: true.1 states that the appropriate return status from true is "false". Which is clearly not the case. >How-To-Repeat: man true >Fix: Apply this patch : *** src/usr.bin/true/true.1.old Sun Nov 18 20:08:15 2001 --- src/usr.bin/true/true.1 Sun Nov 18 20:08:30 2001 *************** *** 47,53 **** 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 , --- 47,53 ---- The .Nm command is normally used in a Bourne shell script. ! It tests for the appropriate status "true" before running (or failing to run) a list of commands. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr csh 1 , >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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