> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 3.1
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> [[ -z seem to handle nullglob variables incorrect.
> See the Repeat-By below.
>
> Repeat-By:
>
> mkdir empty
> shopt -s nullglob
> if [[ -z empty/* ]]
> then
> echo empty
> fi
>
> Shouldn't this echo empty?
No, since, as documented, the conditional operator does not perform
pathname expansion on its operands.
Chet
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