On 12/12/10 4:34 AM, Matthias Andree wrote: >> [ -f file ] && echo is > you cannot run scripts containing this > under a "set -e" regime.
Yes you can.
`-e'
Exit immediately if a simple command (*note Simple
Commands::) exits with a non-zero status, unless the command
that fails is part of the command list immediately following
a `while' or `until' keyword, part of the test in an `if'
statement, part of a `&&' or `||' list, or if the command's
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
return status is being inverted using `!'. A trap on `ERR',
if set, is executed before the shell exits.
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