From ba621e52e13be877a9bf67caebbc37b50cf96a2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:19:53 +0000 Subject: (false invocation): Note that false exits unsuccessfully even with --help and --version. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 9cecd2c48..eb5be5e17 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -8595,6 +8595,10 @@ This version of @command{false} is implemented as a C program, and is thus more secure and faster than a shell script implementation, and may safely be used as a dummy shell for the purpose of disabling accounts. +Note that @command{false} (unlike all other programs documented herein) +exits unsuccessfully, even when invoked with +@option{--help} or @option{--version}. + @node true invocation @section @command{true}: Do nothing, successfully -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf