In article <alpine.neb.2.02.1406251238390.26...@t1.m.reedmedia.net>, Jeremy C. Reed <r...@reedmedia.net> wrote: >The getent.1 manual says: > > For cgetcap(3) style databases (disktab, printcap) specifying a key, > lists the entry for that key, and specifying more arguments after the key > are used as fields in that key, and only the values of the keys are > returned. For boolean keys true is returned if the key is found. If a > key is not found, then false is always returned. > >I only looked at this part of the code briefly. I think the manpage >means to say: > >"... only the values of the fields are returned. For boolean fields, >`true' is returned if the field is found. If a field is not found, then >`false' is always returned." > >But I cannot reproduce it, for example: > >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ty >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ob >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy pc >t1:reed$ getent gettytab Console rw > >But I would think it would be like this: > >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ty >floppy >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy ob >0 >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy pc >2880 >t1:reed$ getent gettytab Console rw >true > >Note that getent with the entry does work: > >t1:reed$ getent disktab floppy >floppy|3.5in High Density >Floppy:ty=floppy:se#512:nt#2:rm#300:ns#18:nc#80:pa#2880:oa#0:ba#4096:fa#512:ta=4.2BSD:pb#2880:ob#0:pc#2880:oc#0: >
Looks broken to me. Fix it. christos
