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Re: false --help vs. false --version


From: Bob Proulx
Subject: Re: false --help vs. false --version
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:06:21 -0700
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Paul Jarc wrote:
> false --help exits 0.  false --version exits 1.  I think false --help
> should be changed, but certainly one of them should be.

Hmm...  I think all commands with --version should exit 0 for
consistency.  However bash's shell built-in false has the same exit 1
behavior.  Is there really a reason to stir up this nest of hornets?
Perhaps there is only 'true' and '! true' after all.  :-)

Bob




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