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Re: problem ? bug ?
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Mike Frysinger |
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Re: problem ? bug ? |
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Sun, 5 Feb 2006 00:53:46 -0500 |
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On Sunday 05 February 2006 00:41, Paul Jarc wrote:
> kaneda@bohater.net wrote:
> > [kaneda<-ogorasek]~$if [ ! -a /etc/passwd ] ; then echo si ; fi
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> -a is used as a binary "and" operator here. The expressions "!" and
> "/etc/passwd" are nonempty strings, so both are considered true, and
> the overall result is true.
better to read the existing history thus far on the -a subject
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2006-01/msg00015.html
-mike