[mrweasel]

The OpenBSD version of true is also amazing: https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/~checkout~/src/usr...

The GNU version of true/false is more interesting. All the logic is in true and false just redefined the EXIT_STATUS and imports all of true.c. https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/blob/master/src/false...

[johnisgood]

For reference, here is true.c: https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/blob/master/src/true.....

[AlecSchueler]

So basically they also introduced the complexity of respecting --help and --version.

[johnisgood]

They did, because it is written somewhere that all GNU programs must conform to having --help and --version. I forgot where I read it.

[1718627440]

The GNU Coding Standard: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Command_00...