Re: test -f with no args is true

[Eric Blake]

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According to Charlie Bennett on 4/14/2006 9:17 AM:
> Is this expected behavior?
> 
> [root@build-04 .ssh]# [ -f  ]
> [root@build-04 .ssh]# echo $?
> 0

Yes.  POSIX requires 'test' (aka '['), when handed exactly one argument,
to return 0 if it is non-empty and 1 if it is empty.  Since "-f" is two
characters, it is non-empty and returns true.  It is only a file test if
there are two arguments handed to 'test'.

> Here's a hack fix:

And the hack is wrong, because it would violate POSIX semantics.

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Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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