'help test' says that an expression consisting of a single string is an alias for "-n STRING" which is "true if the string is not empty." So, [ false -a false ] and [ false ] are true because "false" is a non-empty string. [ "" ] is false.
You probably just want 'true && false' without the [. _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
