Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:07:56 GMT From: jilles@FreeBSD.org To: pirzyk@freebsd.org, jilles@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org, jilles@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/155786: [patch] test(1): '/bin/test -d' fails to report syntax error Message-ID: <201403022207.s22M7uMZ043941@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: [patch] test(1): '/bin/test -d' fails to report syntax error
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: jilles
State-Changed-When: Sun Mar 2 22:06:16 UTC 2014
State-Changed-Why:
This is not a bug.
'/bin/test -d' is not an error and is supposed to return true (0).
This is because '-d' in 'test -d' is a string operand that is tested
for non-emptiness. In the man page test(1):
string True if string is not the null string.
In the POSIX specification (SUSv4+TC1), also look for the algorithm for
resolving the ambiguities in test:
> 1 argument: Exit true (0) if $1 is not null; otherwise, exit false.
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->jilles
Responsible-Changed-By: jilles
Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Mar 2 22:06:16 UTC 2014
Responsible-Changed-Why:
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