On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 07:45 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > William Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> [11-10-12 07:40]: > > I have been checking my system for some deep seated problems and in the > > process, ran across the fact that "equery files sys-apps/coreutils-8.7" > > shows a file included called "/usr/bin/[" - thats right, left square > > bracket! > > > > Is that a bug or if real, what would you use it for? It doesnt seem to > > be on the file system ... > > > > moriah ~ # /usr/bin/[ > > /usr/bin/[: missing `]' > > moriah ~ # > > > > doesnt show much! > > > > BillK > > > > > > Hi Wiiliam, > > this is a convenient 'abbreviation' or 'alias' for cobnstructs such this one > > if [ foo ] > then > bar > fi > > in shell scripting. > > Most shells have implemented this as a builtin (and 'test' also) > though. > > HTH! > > Best regards, > mcc > >
GAH! - now I remember ... goes back to my basic unix skills (or lack of :) - must be getting old ... Thanks all. BillK
