On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 09:43:54PM +0700, PePa wrote:
> if (((q==1)) || [[ $r ]]) && grep -q $s $file
> then
> echo "$s is in $file, and either q is 1 or r is not empty"
> fi
>
> I guess this works, but it spawns a subshell. Is there a better way?
What you're literally asking for should be done with command grouping
instead of a subshell:
if { ((q==1)) || [[ $r ]] ; } && grep -q "$s" "$file"; then ...
But my personal preference would be to rewrite it for readability:
if ((q==1)) || [[ $r ]]; then
if grep -q "$s" "$file"; then
...
fi
fi
