nomad fmt -check flag doesn't return error code

[WebLeash]

I'm using nomad verision v1.4.2
$ nomad --version
Nomad v1.4.2 (039d70e)

https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/commands/fmt#check
The documentation says it will not change and return value 1.
Observing the behaviour this doesn't look to be working.

I want to fail our CI process if the nomad fmt command detects any issue with the source file (HCL).

Currently the output of the $ nomad fmt -check command lists the file in the output and returns 0 value to the shell if issues with formatting detected.

$ nomad fmt -check http.nomad
http.nomad
$ echo $?
0

[tgross]

Hi @WebLeash! Yup, I just checked the source and we're completely ignoring that argument. Embarrassing for me because I reviewed that PR #14779 😊

I'm going to reword the title a bit here and mark this as a bug to get fixed. We'd also be happy to review a patch if you want to have a go at one.

[dttung2905]

Hi @tgross I can help with this.