Re: [PORTS] Solaris - psql returns 0 instead of 1 for file not found.

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Clark, Andrew" <Andrew(dot)Clark(at)fnf(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [PORTS] Solaris - psql returns 0 instead of 1 for file not found.
Date: 2005-09-22 16:03:51
Message-ID: 200509221603.j8MG3pr22924@candle.pha.pa.us
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A patch has been applied and this will be fixed in 8.0.4 and 8.1beta3.

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Robert Treat wrote:
> On Monday 19 September 2005 14:01, Clark, Andrew wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've found the when psql is used with the -f flag and the specified file
> > doesn't exist the rc value is 0.
> >
> > $ uname -a
> > SunOS bld 5.8 Generic_108528-29 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440
> >
> > $ psql -V
> > psql (PostgreSQL) 8.0.2
> >
> > $ ls foo
> > foo: No such file or directory
> >
> > $ psql -f foo
> > foo: No such file or directory
> >
> > $ echo $?
> > 0
> >
> > However, in the man page for psql it says:
> >
> > EXIT STATUS
> > psql returns 0 to the shell if it finished normally, 1 if a
> > fatal error of its own (out of memory, file not found)
> > occurs, ...
> >
> > I'm assuming this is the same with other platforms, but I only use
> > PostgreSQL on Solaris.
> >
> > Has this been fix in 8.0.3?
> >
>
> Redirecting to -bugs since I've confirmed this behavior on Slackware Linux 10
> with psql version 8.1beta1 and there does seem to be something wrong with the
> above situation (perhaps the man page needs to be reworded?)
>
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> Robert Treat
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