[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [kaneda<-ogorasek]~$if [ ! -a /etc/passwd ] ; then echo si ; fi

-a is used as a binary "and" operator here.  The expressions "!" and
"/etc/passwd" are nonempty strings, so both are considered true, and
the overall result is true.


paul


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