Re: bin/54726: cksum(1) doesn't inform you of passed checks

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

The following reply was made to PR bin/54726; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/54726: cksum(1) doesn't inform you of passed checks
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 11:53:18 -0000 (UTC)

 edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost writes:
 
 >localhost$ cat MD5 | /usr/bin/cksum -c
 >localhost$ 
 
 >This struck me as odd. So after reading the manual it would appear the only way to know that the files were ok is to:
 >localhost$ echo $?
 >0
 
 
 That is how all UNIX tools traditionally behave. The commands are used in
 scripts and the check result is used to control the proram flow. E.g. compare
 to 'gzip -t' where you can add the '-v' verbose flag to get human readable
 text.
 
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