On Sunday 05 February 2006 00:41, Paul Jarc wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > [kaneda<-ogorasek]~$if [ ! -a /etc/passwd ] ; then echo si ; fi > > -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 _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
