On 23:38 29 Apr 2002, christopher j bottaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | thanks to both of yall for the reply, but it didn't work. i copied/pasted | into a file, changed the EXCLUDE_LIST to something meaningful on my system, | but it doesn't work, it just prints out all the dirs in the dir that i'm in.
Post the nonworking script and we'll fix it. You've probably made some trivial error. | i got another bash question though. i wanna execute the following sequence of | commands (what is this called, so i can search for it on the internet?): | ./configure --prefix=$1 && make && make install | but i want to exit if any of them fail. That's what && does! No changes needed. | i figured the following would work | but it doesn't: | if [ ! ./configure --prefix=$1 && make && make install ] ; then "[" is actually a _command_, with specific purposes (testing strings, files, etc). It is _not_ part of the syntax of "if". if ./configure --prefix=$1 && make && make install ; then echo OK else echo BAD fi Please trim the less relevant quoted content in your replies and reply _below_, so that things read like a conversation, with context near each reply point. Thanks, -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ "Hey, what the hell do you mean by that? You suck. I have a god-given right to express opinions, carry a gun and to not wear a helmet, goddamn it. Everything you stand for is STUPID." - Tommy McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in rec.motorcycles _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list