[Bug 227706] file(1) succeeds when the file doesn't exist

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=227706

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--- Comment #1 from lgfbsd at be-well.ilk.org ---
I believe this is correct POSIX behavior:
"
    If the file named by the file operand does not exist, cannot be read, or
the type of the file named by the file operand cannot be determined, this shall
not be considered an error that affects the exit status.
"

An appropriate fix would be to add that text to our manual page.

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