Indeed 'test' and '[' are two different programs. You can verify this yourself by looking at the source package: you will find ./src/test.c and ./src/lbracket.c (the '[' programme). They do similar (but not identical) functions, and share the man page.
As such, I am closing this bug invalid. ** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- /usr/bin/test and /usr/bin/[ are two different executables https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259894 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs