GNU bug report logs - #60981
Bug in man page for the "test" command

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: kaulkwappe+0cvos0vxyd <at> prvy.eu

Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 08:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #8 received at 60981 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: "Kaulkwappe" <kaulkwappe <at> prvy.eu>
Cc: 60981 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, kaulkwappe+0cvos0vxyd <at> prvy.eu
Subject: Re: bug#60981: Bug in man page for the "test" command
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:10:29 +0100

The man page already addresses this:

       Except for -h and  -L,  all  FILE-related  tests  dereference  symbolic
       links.

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