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Re: false --help vs. false --version
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: false --help vs. false --version |
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Thu, 03 Apr 2003 10:55:32 -0500 |
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> I love poking sticks into hornets' nests, so I can't resist mentioning
> that coreutils "true" sometimes returns false:
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> $ ./true --version >&-
> ./true: write error: Bad file number
> $ echo $?
> 1
Hm - I can't reproduce this.
$ `which true` --version
true (GNU coreutils) 4.5.12
Written by Jim Meyering.
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
$ `which true` --version >&-; echo $?
0
$ `which true` --help >&-; echo $?
0
glibc 2.3.2, if that makes a diffference.
paul