>Number: 6481
>Category: user
>Synopsis: /bin/sh does not honor the errexit option for command lists
>with && or ||
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: unknown
>Arrival-Date: Fri Oct 08 18:50:02 GMT 2010
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
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>Environment:
System : OpenBSD 4.8
Details : OpenBSD 4.8-current (GENERIC.MP) #454: Tue Oct 5
16:38:18 MDT 2010
[email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP
Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
Machine : i386
>Description:
When a command list contains && or ||, a set errexit option
does not cause the shell to exit if the last command in the
list returns non-zero.
>How-To-Repeat:
/bin/sh -ec 'true && false ; echo $?, still alive'
/bin/ksh -ec 'false || false ; echo $?, still alive'
>Fix:
<how to correct or work around the problem, if known (multiple lines)>
>Release-Note:
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