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nohup: programs that are waiting for stdin exit with 0 instead of 1

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Description

GNU:

$ nohup date --file -; printf $?
nohup: ignoring input and appending output to 'nohup.out'
1

uutils:

$ cargo run -p uu_nohup date --file -; printf $?
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.07s
     Running `target/debug/nohup date --file -`
nohup: ignoring input and appending output to 'nohup.out'
0

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Research direction

Start with the uu_nohup package and reproduce the issue using date --file - through the command shown. Trace how nohup handles stdin and propagates the child status; done means the command exits with status 1, matching GNU nohup.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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