Arnau Bria wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've seen a file named "[" in my /usr/bin ...
>
> #file "["
> [: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for
> GNU/Linux 2.4.1, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux
> 2.4.1, stripped
>
> in I can find things like:
> [...]
> -ot does not accept -l
> %s: unary operator expected
> %s: binary operator expected
> ')' expected, found %s
> ')' expected
> test and/or [
> Report bugs to <%s>.
> bug-coreutils at gnu.org/usr/share/localeMatthew BradburnKevin
> Braunsdorf5.94GNU coreutilsmissing `]' Try `%s --help' for more
> information. Usage: test EXPRESSION
>   or:  test
>   or:  [ EXPRESSION ]
>   or:  [ ]
>   or:  [ OPTION
> Exit with the status determined by EXPRESSION.
> [...]
>
> does any one know what could it be?¿
> thanks in advance.
>   

This may help a little:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / # equery belongs [
> [ Searching for file(s) [ in *... ]
> sys-apps/coreutils-5.94-r1 (/usr/bin/[)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / #

It's part of coreutils.  At least someone isn't putting something on
your system you don't know about.

It is weird that they named it that though.

Dale
:-)  :-)

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