On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 11:58:03 -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 06:08:06PM +0200, Thomas Hood wrote: [...] > > I have been using > > > > if [ "$var" ]; then > > fi > > > I hope that's kosher too; otherwise I have a few scripts to fix. > > In general, no. If the contents of $var are a test operator, you'll get > a syntax error.
Not in a POSIX-compliant sh. -- Michał Politowski -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Talking has been known to lead to communication if practised carelessly.
