[HDFS-4104] dfs -test -d prints inappropriate error on nonexistent directory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.2-alpha
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.3-alpha
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Andy Isaacson
• Reporter: Andy Isaacson
• Created: 22/Oct/12 22:01
• Updated: 03/Sep/14 23:09
• Resolved: 15/Nov/12 15:56

Description

Running hdfs dfs -test -d foo should return 0 or 1 as appropriate. It should not generate any output due to missing files. Alas, it prints an error message when foo does not exist.

$ hdfs dfs -test -d foo; echo $?
test: `foo': No such file or directory
1

Issue Links

• relates to: HDFS-1331 dfs -test should work like /bin/test