Problem Bug in shell builtin" test -f" or "test -e"

[Kess Peter]

Hello,

i have a customer where i migrate a large database from unixware to
linux( suse open enterprise 8) but it also happens in Suse 7.3 Professional.
Our customer uses "test -f" whithin thousands of scripts.

But if i use "test -f    " with no additional parameter it comes back with
exit status 0.
And I think this is not ok.

Here are some shell examples:

pknblx:/tmp # test -f
pknblx:/tmp # echo $?
0
##################################
pknblx:/tmp # test -f ANYFILE
pknblx:/tmp # echo $?
1

The same command on Sco Unixware 7.1.1:
# test -f
UX:test: FEHLER: Argument erwartet
# echo $?
1
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I have made a workaround with a shellscript "test" but I think this is not
performant.

Is there a solution?
Best regards

Peter Kess

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