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Your message dated Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:54:09 -0700
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and subject line Re: bug#64604: readlink exit booelan value bug
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> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:35:42 +0700
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> readlink exit value is TRUE as it actually must be FALSE at first
> depth dir. with -f or -e option e.g. in /tmp dir:
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> /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9  && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT
> /tmp/KERNEL-linux-6.3.9
> SUCCEEDS FIND IT
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> but correct at deeper depth:
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> /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9/fs  && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT
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> look it up, no KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 dir.:
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> /tmp$ ls -Apv
> .ICE-unix/                      opera/
> .X11-unix/                      ssh-Xbe0jzj/  .xfsm-ICE-1BY671
> .org.chromium.IfJAAT/   dbus-QZsDmoWAoc
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> Re: bug#64604: readlink exit booelan value bug
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> On 2023-07-13 19:38, Budi wrote:
> > /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9  && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT
> > /tmp/KERNEL-linux-6.3.9
> > SUCCEEDS FIND IT
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> > but correct at deeper depth:
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> > /tmp$ readlink -f ./KERNEL-linux-6.3.9/fs  && echo SUCCEEDS FIND IT
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> > look it up, no KERNEL-linux-6.3.9 dir.:
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> That's not a bug. The documentation for -f says that the last component 
> need not exist. Sounds like you want -e.
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