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According to Charles Wilson on 8/21/2008 9:11 PM:
>
> if [ shell_fun_call -a $var -eq "foo" ]
>
> doesn't work. It should be
>
> if ( shell_fun_call && [ $var -eq "foo" ])
You don't necessarily need the extra subshells.
if shell_fun_call && [ $var -eq "foo" ]
is valid shell, provided $var is guaranteed to be non-empty, doesn't start
with any character that might confuse test (such as '-', '!', '(', etc.),
and doesn't contain whitespace.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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