GNU bug report logs - #33097
test has filetest -a but man page doesn't list it

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Martin Schulte <gnu <at> schrader-schulte.de>

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed, fixed

Merged with 15278

Done: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>, Martin Schulte <gnu <at> schrader-schulte.de>, 33097 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33097: test has filetest -a but man page doesn't list it
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 17:09:55 -0700

Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> I don't think we can remove that primary without breaking some scripts,
> so it's probably best to document it.

I have the opposite impression. Any scripts using this confusing -a operator are 
already broken, and we should phase it out. Not that anybody actually *uses* 
coreutils "test -a".
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