Re: ls doesn't work in if statements in bash 4.3

[Chris Down]

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> > huge wall of text

First of all, please follow basic etiquette and trim your quotes to what
is relevant. I can't even fit your e-mail on my entire screen.

> On one hand I realize you think you're being helpful to someone who
> has just started bash programming, but since I've been at this for 
> 12 years it has gotten a little condescending.  I solved the issue
> myself about 10 minutes later.  I thought it was interesting that with
> the problematic dir_colors file I was unable to use 'ls' but 'find'
> worked.  I work as a system administrator so I understand that people
> are at different levels in terms of technical knowledge.  It's all
> about reading comprehension.  If you had read "My filenames never have
> spaces" part and actually paid attention you would see that the
> problem had nothing to do with spaces.  But no.  Everyone wants to
> show how smart they are that spaces can mess things up.  Wow!  Thanks!
> My guess is that you'll breeze right past this post and continue to
> give me helpful hints.  Thanks guys!

There is only one thing that is worse than a person that doesn't take
advice and continues to ask regardless: the one that seeks advice,
attacks those that try to help, and then in a fit of embarassment
provides a perilously long, rambling e-mail to claim that they "knew it
all along".

Show some respect to the people on this list and don't post here if
you're going to act in such a manner. It's simply disrespectful and
rude.

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