Subj : Re: [OT] Yet another Microsoft documentation inconsistency
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JJ,

> These two TechNet pages describes the VERIFY command of
> CMD.EXE, but one of them lies.

Both can be considered to be true: The one one tells you the command exists
and what the setting it gouverns its *ment* for, the other one tells you the
setting is ignored. :-)

But yes, I would, from the larger description, also assume that the setting
would have its described effect.  I would call it "lying by omission",
though that would not hold in court, as both pieces are clearly available
(as you've shown). :-\

There remains a question though: does the OS now never, or always check if a
write-action has succeeded (rather important when writing to a medium like a
floppy).

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> schreef in berichtnieuws
1wfvvff87ktcc$.21sn6pqzqw5$.dlg@40tude.net...
> These two TechNet pages describes the VERIFY command of CMD.EXE, but one
of
> them lies.
>
> <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491029.aspx>
>
> <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754978.aspx>

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