258 lines
5.9 KiB
Groff
258 lines
5.9 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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.\" @(#)test.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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.\" $Id: test.1,v 1.4 1997/02/22 14:06:23 peter Exp $
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.\"
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.Dd May 31, 1993
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.Dt TEST 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm test
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.Nd condition evaluation utility
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm test
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.Ar expression
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm test
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utility evaluates the expression and, if it evaluates
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to true, returns a zero (true) exit status; otherwise
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it returns 1 (false).
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If there is no expression, test also
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returns 1 (false).
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.Pp
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All operators and flags are separate arguments to the
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.Nm test
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utility.
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.Pp
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The following primaries are used to construct expression:
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.Bl -tag -width Ar
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.It Fl b Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is a block special
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file.
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.It Fl c Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is a character
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special file.
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.It Fl d Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is a directory.
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.It Fl e Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists (regardless of type).
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.It Fl f Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is a regular file.
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.It Fl g Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and its set group ID flag
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is set.
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.It Fl h Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is a symbolic link.
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.It Fl n Ar string
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True if the length of
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.Ar string
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is nonzero.
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.It Fl p Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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is a named pipe
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.Po Tn FIFO Pc .
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.It Fl r Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is readable.
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.It Fl s Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and has a size greater
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than zero.
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.It Fl t Ar [file_descriptor]
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True if the file whose file descriptor number
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is
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.Ar file_descriptor
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(default 1) is open and is
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associated with a terminal.
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.It Fl u Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and its set user ID flag
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is set.
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.It Fl w Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is writable.
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True
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indicates only that the write flag is on.
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The file is not writable on a read-only file
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system even if this test indicates true.
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.It Fl x Ar file
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True if
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.Ar file
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exists and is executable.
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True
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indicates only that the execute flag is on.
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If
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.Ar file
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is a directory, true indicates that
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.Ar file
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can be searched.
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.It Fl z Ar string
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True if the length of
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.Ar string
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is zero.
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.It Ar string
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True if
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.Ar string
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is not the null
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string.
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.It Ar \&s\&1 Cm \&= Ar \&s\&2
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True if the strings
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.Ar \&s\&1
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and
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.Ar \&s\&2
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are identical.
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.It Ar \&s\&1 Cm \&!= Ar \&s\&2
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True if the strings
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.Ar \&s\&1
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and
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.Ar \&s\&2
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are not identical.
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \&eq Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integers
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.Ar \&n\&1
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and
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.Ar \&n\&2
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are algebraically
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equal.
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \&ne Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integers
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.Ar \&n\&1
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and
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.Ar \&n\&2
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are not
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algebraically equal.
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \> Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integer
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.Ar \&n\&1
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is algebraically
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greater than the integer
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.Ar \&n\&2 .
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \&ge Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integer
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.Ar \&n\&1
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is algebraically
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greater than or equal to the integer
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.Ar \&n\&2 .
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \< Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integer
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.Ar \&n\&1
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is algebraically less
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than the integer
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.Ar \&n\&2 .
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.It Ar \&n\&1 Fl \&le Ar \&n\&2
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True if the integer
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.Ar \&n\&1
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is algebraically less
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than or equal to the integer
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.Ar \&n\&2 .
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.El
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.Pp
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These primaries can be combined with the following operators:
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.Bl -tag -width Ar
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.It Cm \&! Ar expression
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True if
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.Ar expression
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is false.
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.It Ar expression1 Fl a Ar expression2
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True if both
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.Ar expression1
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and
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.Ar expression2
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are true.
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.It Ar expression1 Fl o Ar expression2
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True if either
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.Ar expression1
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or
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.Ar expression2
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are true.
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.It Cm \&( Ns Ar expression Ns Cm \&)
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True if expression is true.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl a
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operator has higher precedence than the
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.Fl o
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operator.
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.Sh GRAMMAR AMBIGUITY
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The
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.Nm test
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grammar is inherently ambiguous. In order to assure a degree of consistency,
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the cases described in the
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.St -p1003.2 ,
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section D11.2/4.62.4, standard
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are evaluated consistently according to the rules specified in the
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standards document. All other cases are subject to the ambiguity in the
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command semantics.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Nm test
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utility exits with one of the following values:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It 0
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expression evaluated to true.
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.It 1
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expression evaluated to false or expression was
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missing.
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.It >1
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An error occurred.
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.El
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm test
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function is expected to be
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.St -p1003.2
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compatible.
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