Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen) To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/32082: true.1 totally incorrect Message-ID: <200111190540.fAJ5e3269173@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/32082; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen)
To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: docs/32082: true.1 totally incorrect
Date: 18 Nov 2001 21:34:29 -0800
Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> writes:
> >Description:
> true.1 states that the appropriate return status from true is "false".
> Which is clearly not the case.
But it doesn't say that. It says it returns zero, which is correct.
> ! It tests for the appropriate status "false" before running
> (or failing to run) a list of commands.
The "It" here is confusingly referring to a Bourne shell script that
it confusingly brings into the description.
The whole first paragraphs, or at least the second sentences, of both
true(1) and false(1) should be trashed, based on my quick look at it.
Maybe moved to another section, or at least put after the real
decription ("This command does nothing but return an exit status of X").
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