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+.\" Copyright (c) 2024 DTB <trinity@trinity.moe>
+.\"
+.\" This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To see a copy of this license,
+.\" visit <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/>.
+
+.TH scrut 1
+
+.SH NAME
+
+scrute \(en scrutinize file properties
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+
+scrut
+.RB ( -bcdefgkprsuwxLS )
+.RB [ file... ]
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+
+Scrut determines if given files comply with the opted requirements.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+
+.B -b
+requires the given files to exist and be block special files.
+.PP
+.B -c
+requires the given files to exist and be character special files.
+.PP
+.B -d
+requires the given files to exist and be directories.
+.PP
+.B -e
+requires the given files to exist, and is redundant to any other option.
+.PP
+.B -e
+requires the given files to exist and be regular files.
+.PP
+.B -g
+requires the given files to exist and have their set group ID flags set.
+.PP
+.B -k
+requires the given files to exist and have their sticky bit set.
+.PP
+.B -p
+requires the given files to exist and be named pipes.
+.PP
+.B -r
+requires the given files to exist and be readable.
+.PP
+.B -u
+requires the given files to exist and have their set user ID flags set.
+.PP
+.B -w
+requires the given files to exist and be writable.
+.PP
+.B -x
+requires the given files to exist and be executable.
+.PP
+.B -L
+requires the given files to exist and be symbolic links.
+.PP
+.B -S
+requires the given files to exist and be sockets.
+
+.SH EXIT STATUS
+
+Scrut prints a debug message and exits unsuccessfully with the appropriate
+sysexits(3) error code if invoked incorrectly. Scrut exits successfully if the
+given files comply with their requirements and unsuccessfully otherwise.
+
+.SH STANDARDS
+
+Scrut is nearly compatible with POSIX's test utility though it is narrower in
+scope. Notably, the
+.B -h
+option now shows usage information instead of being an alias to the modern
+.B -L
+option.
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+
+Written by DTB <trinity@trinity.moe>.
+
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright © 2024 DTB. License AGPLv3+: GNU AGPL version 3 or later
+<https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html>.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+
+access(3p), lstat(3p), test(1p)