[HADOOP-2194] dfs cat on a file that does not exist throws a java IOException - ASF JIRA

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 0.15.1, 0.16.0
Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
Component/s: None
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The dfs cat command throws an IOException when the file does not exist:

bin/hadoop dfs -cat doesnotexist
cat: java.io.IOException: Cannot open filename<home directory>/doesnotexist]

In Linux, if a file does not exist, cat displays this:
cat: doesnotexist: No such file or directory

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patch_2194_5.patch
06/Feb/08 19:37
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Mahadev Konar
patch_2194_4.patch
05/Feb/08 23:13
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Mahadev Konar
patch_2194_3.patch
05/Feb/08 22:56
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Mahadev Konar
patch_2194_2.patch
05/Feb/08 19:53
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Mahadev Konar
patch_2194_1.patch
31/Jan/08 21:28
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Mahadev Konar

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Assignee:: Mahadev Konar

Reporter:: Mukund Madhugiri

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Dates

Created:: 12/Nov/07 19:13

Updated:: 08/Jul/09 16:42

Resolved:: 07/Feb/08 14:48