GNU bug report logs - #20575
possible bug with false?

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 15:45:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

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From: Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: possible bug with false?
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 16:30:58 +0100

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
'false --help' and 'false --version' print nothing and return an error. I
honestly don't know if it's working as intended. If not, the man page needs
to be updated.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com>, 20575 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20575: possible bug with false?
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 16:55:44 +0100

tag 20575 notabug
close 20575
stop

On 14/05/15 16:30, Brian Walsh wrote:
> 'false --help' and 'false --version' print nothing and return an error. I honestly don't know if it's working as intended. If not, the man page needs to be updated.

I think you're using the shell builtin?

Try: env false --help

cheers,
Pádraig
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From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com>, 20575 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20575: possible bug with false?
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 11:22:54 -0600

Pádraig Brady wrote:
> Brian Walsh wrote:
> > 'false --help' and 'false --version' print nothing and return an
> error. I honestly don't know if it's working as intended. If not,
> the man page needs to be updated.
> 
> I think you're using the shell builtin?
> 
> Try: env false --help

Just noting that this also has an FAQ entry.

  https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#I-am-having-a-problem-with-kill-nice-pwd-sleep-or-test_002e

  bash$ type -a false
  false is a shell builtin
  false is /bin/false

Bob
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 23 Oct 2018 02:20:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 20575 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com> Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 23 Oct 2018 02:20:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:24:09 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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