On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:09:06 +0100 Pierre Labastie <pierre.labas...@neuf.fr> wrote:
> > Using brackets depends on "something". If something is a predicate, > you need brackets. If something is a (compound) command, no > brackets. I've not looked in details at the "if" in the boot > scripts, but they must be correct in this respect, since they seem > to work... > By brackets are you talking about [ ] or [[ ]]? if [ something ]; then this; fi, Really means if test something; then this; fi [ is actually test, and the [ must be followed by ] [[ ]] is an expression See the gnu bash reference manual for clarification. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
