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.TH SCRUT 1 2024-06-06 "Harakit X.X.X"
.SH NAME
scrut \(en scrutinize file properties
.SH SYNOPSIS
scrut
.RB ( -LSbcdefgkprsuwx )
.RB [ file... ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
Determine if files comply with requirements. If the given files comply with the
specified requirements, the program will exit successfully. Otherwise, it exits
unsuccessfully.
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.SH OPTIONS
.IP \fB-L\fB
Requires the given files to exist and be symbolic links.
.IP \fB-S\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be sockets.
.IP \fB-b\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be block special files.
.IP \fB-c\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be character special files.
.IP \fB-d\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be directories.
.IP \fB-e\fP
Requires the given files to exist, and is redundant to any other option.
.IP \fB-f\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be regular files.
.IP \fB-g\fP
Requires the given files to exist and have their set group ID flags set.
.IP \fB-k\fP
Requires the given files to exist and have their sticky bit set.
.IP \fB-p\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be named pipes.
.IP \fB-r\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be readable.
.IP \fB-u\fP
Requires the given files to exist and have their set user ID flags set.
.IP \fB-w\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be writable.
.IP \fB-x\fP
Requires the given files to exist and be executable.
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
When invoked incorrectly, a debug message will be printed and the program will
exit with the appropriate
.BR sysexits.h (3)
error code.
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.SH RATIONALE
The
.BR test (1p)
utility contains functionality that was broken out into separate programs. Thus,
the scope of this program is narrower than it. Notably, the
.B -h
option is now invalid and therefore shows usage information instead of being an
alias to the modern
.B -L
option.
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.SH AUTHOR
Written by DTB
.MT trinity@trinity.moe
.ME .
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2024 DTB. License AGPLv3+: GNU AGPL version 3 or later
<https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html>.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR access (3p),
.BR lstat (3p),
.BR test (1p)