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'gzip -d' on single file fails silently ...

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From: Patrick Boake <pboake <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: 'gzip -d' on single file fails silently ...
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:22:03 -0500

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... when called in script.

No failures on command line or when decompressing multiple files (in script
or on command line).

The line in question is part of a function called in a for loop;

gzip -d $SHCFILE 2>> $GZIPERROR


Files get moved in next line of script.

   - output varies
   - still compressed file (*.gz)
      - compressed file + decompressed file
      - decompressed file


gzip -V

gzip 1.3.12
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copyright (C) 1993 Jean-loup Gailly.
This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.


uname -a

Linux *********** 3.0.101-0.47.55-xen #1 SMP Thu May 28 08:25:11 UTC 2015
(dc083ee) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


bash --version

GNU bash, version 3.2.51(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.


I realize the gzip version is woefully out-of-date.

This is a certified system so changes, while not impossible, require
justification.

Any help or direction greatly appreciated

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Message #8 received at 22171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Patrick Boake <pboake <at> gmail.com>, 22171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22171: 'gzip -d' on single file fails silently ...
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:45:17 -0800

Patrick Boake wrote:
> ... when called in script.
>
> No failures on command line or when decompressing multiple files (in script
> or on command line).
>
> The line in question is part of a function called in a for loop;
>
> gzip -d $SHCFILE 2>> $GZIPERROR
>
>
> Files get moved in next line of script.
>
>     - output varies
>     - still compressed file (*.gz)
>        - compressed file + decompressed file
>        - decompressed file

I'm sorry, but I don't understand this bug report. I don't know what your script 
is doing, or what the failure symptoms are. Can you please give a complete, 
self-contained shell script that illustrates the bug?

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