Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 16:53:57 +0200 (MET DST) From: Zahemszky Gabor <zgabor@CoDe.hu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (FreeBSD questions) Cc: un_x@anchorage.net Subject: Re: test Message-ID: <199705071453.QAA00767@CoDe.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970506224215.19290A-100000@aak.anchorage.net> from Steve Howe at "May 6, 97 10:47:23 pm"
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>
> according to test(1),
>
> (expression) should evaluate to true if expression is true,
> just as ! expression evaluates to false if expression is false.
>
> but the () cause syntax problems for me, ie,
>
> if test (1 = 1); then echo YES!; fi
>
> > syntax error: expecting ")" ...
if test '(' 1 = 1 ')' ; then echo YES! ; fi
The '(' is the command groupping character of the shell, and you have to
escape it.
Bye, Gabor
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#!/bin/ksh
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