Re: Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

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Marko A. Jennings wrote:
On Mon, March 31, 2008 4:37 pm, Tim Alberts wrote:
Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that
doesn't exist?

*> cat /home/talberts/.forward*
cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory
*> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?*
1
*> test -e /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?*
1

0 = exists
1 = does not exist
I'm backwards.  Doh!  thank you

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email;internet:talberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
title:Associate Engineer
tel;work:206-433-0199
tel;fax:206-244-8470
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