Kent West wrote: > Chris Jones wrote: > >> if mkdir; then >> echo 'created OK' >> else >> echo 'not created OK' >> exit 1 >> >> >> ... the [] is redundant, IOW: >> >> if test mkdir # ??? >> >> also your sample has the then/else actions inverted. >> >> > > Thank you. I thought I had tried it without the brackets, but I must've > introduced some other little problem when I tried it 'cause it works now. > > Steve Kemp suggested: > > >> if ( mkdir -p $targetDir ) >> > > Do the parenths add any value? (meaning? readability? it seems to me to > add readability) > > Thanks! > > > Hi,
There is another way of solving this issue. Use the format below: if [ `mkdir -p $targetDir` ] then ................ ....... fi Thanks. Regards, Kurian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
