Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] t1403: prefer test_path_exists helper function

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:44:10 -0800

Mahendra Dani <[email-masked]> writes:

> Yes, due to the use of the "-f" flag, it's not necessary to explicitly
> check the lack of file using `test -e`.
> But if we drop the "-f" flag, we will have to check the lack of file
> using `test -e` or
> `test_path_is_file()`.

Isn't it the other way around?

    $ rm -f nosuch ; echo $?
    0
    $ rm nosuch ; echo $?
    rm: cannot remove 'nosuch': No such file or directory
    1