Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i386 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables uname output: Linux jik2.kamens.brookline.ma.us 2.6.22.5-71.fc7 #1 SMP Fri Aug 24 23:50:35 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2 Patch Level: 25 Release Status: release Description: foo= [ -n ${foo} ] && echo true Prints "true". Should probably print an error, since after the command is expanded there are only three arguments, so the final ] should be interpreted as the argument to -n, thus leaving the command with a missing ] terminator. Alternatively, if you want to be forgiving and allow the shell to realize that there was an empty variable before the ], then the command should return false, since the variable is empty. Repeat-By: See above.