On 2019-10-23 19:22, sunnycemet...@gmail.com wrote:
> On 2019-09-02 17:22, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
>> Just recently I've been asked (off-list) why src/true.c needs to have
>> 80+ lines while 3 lines would be enough.
>
> This piqued my curiosity. Obvious comment header, localization, and
> --{help,version} fluff aside, I was not aware of the GNU-specific fringe
> case, outlined on the info page as steps to force true to produce a false
> return value. It has been added to my list of party gags.
You probably mean this case?
$ env true --version >/dev/full ; echo $?
true: write error: No space left on device
1
Well, that's for programming safety and - after all - consistency among
the GNU tools.
Have a nice day,
Berny
