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diff --git a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1p/colon.1p b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1p/colon.1p new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c4d3cf6e --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1p/colon.1p @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +'\" et +.TH COLON "1P" 2017 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" +.SH PROLOG +This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. +The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult +the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), +or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. +.\" +.SH NAME +colon +\(em null utility +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +.nf +: \fB[\fIargument\fR...\fB]\fR +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +This utility shall only expand command +.IR argument s. +It is used when a command is needed, as in the +.BR then +condition of an +.BR if +command, but nothing is to be done by the command. +.SH OPTIONS +None. +.SH OPERANDS +See the DESCRIPTION. +.SH STDIN +Not used. +.SH "INPUT FILES" +None. +.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" +None. +.SH "ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS" +Default. +.SH STDOUT +Not used. +.SH STDERR +The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages. +.SH "OUTPUT FILES" +None. +.SH "EXTENDED DESCRIPTION" +None. +.SH "EXIT STATUS" +Zero. +.SH "CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS" +Default. +.LP +.IR "The following sections are informative." +.SH "APPLICATION USAGE" +None. +.SH EXAMPLES +.LP +.nf +: ${X=abc} +if false +then : +else echo $X +fi +\fBabc\fR +.fi +.P +As with any of the special built-ins, the null utility can also have +variable assignments and redirections associated with it, such as: +.sp +.RS 4 +.nf + +x=y : > z +.fi +.P +.RE +.P +which sets variable +.IR x +to the value +.IR y +(so that it persists after the null utility completes) and creates or +truncates file +.BR z . +.SH "RATIONALE" +None. +.SH "FUTURE DIRECTIONS" +None. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR "Section 2.14" ", " "Special Built-In Utilities" +.\" +.SH COPYRIGHT +Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form +from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology +-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base +Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, +Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of +Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. +In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and +The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard +is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at +http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . +.PP +Any typographical or formatting errors that appear +in this page are most likely +to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to +man page format. To report such errors, see +https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html . |