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Re: The test command
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: The test command |
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Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:52:10 -0700 |
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Dave Yost <address@hidden> writes:
> I propose this addition to the age-old test command:
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> --verbose
> If the test does not succeed, print the reason why to stderr
Something like that might be useful, but it shouldn't be called
"test". Many scripts depend on "test" not having any options, and
POSIX requires this as well (see
<http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/test.html>,
which says "No options shall be supported.").