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: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: Brian Walsh <brianwalsh1990 <at> gmail.com>, 20575 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 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
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