Name withheld by request wrote:
> So
> builtin test ! -a foo
> is equivalent to
> true
> ie it's not very useful, what is it I'm missing, why is this not a bug?
Read the Bash FAQ, question E1. The operation of test is based on the
number of arguments supplied.
The precedence levels are explained in slightly greater detail in the
bash reference manual and man page.
Chet
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