URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54262>
Summary: -printf %Y doesn't output N for broken links Project: findutils Submitted by: tavianator Submitted on: Sat 07 Jul 2018 06:54:23 PM UTC Category: locate Severity: 3 - Normal Item Group: Wrong result Status: None Privacy: Public Assigned to: None Originator Name: Originator Email: Open/Closed: Open Discussion Lock: Any Release: 4.6.0 Fixed Release: None _______________________________________________________ Details: man find says that -printf supports this format specifier: %Y File's type (like %y), plus follow symlinks: L=loop, N=nonexistent but $ ln -s nonexistent broken $ find broken -printf '%p %y %Y\n' broken l l The man page seems to imply that that should have been broken l N instead. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54262> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/