Tim Rice <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Fri, 7 Jun 2013, A.P. Horst wrote:
>> if ! test $var -gt 0 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
>
> "if ! test ..." is definitely not portable.
Hmmm, I can never remember which is the portable one, but from the
autoconf docs, one should usually use "if test ! ..." instead :
It is safe to use `!' as a `test' operator. For example, `if
test ! -d foo; ...' is portable even though `if ! test -d foo;
...' is not.
However in this case, because he wants specific behavior for the case
where test gives a syntax error, I guess it's better to instead use
"if test ... then : ; else ..."
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-miles
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