Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i586 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i586' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i586-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CON FIG_H -I. -I../. -I.././include -I.././lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -Wall uname output: Linux brutus 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 (2016-09-03) i686 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i586-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.3 Patch Level: 30 Release Status: release Description: according to docs -e test should return true when tested on files, including broken links, but it doesn't Repeat-By: the two commands ln -s xxx a if [ -e a ]; then echo "exists!"; fi don't produce any output on my system Best, Łukasz Grabowski