Michael J Gruber schrieb: > BTW, even dash has "test STRING" so portability doesn't require -n but I > think it's OK either way. It is not if STRING is user input; it could be, e.g., '-f', and then the command gives a syntax error because of a missing argument. It's safer to use test -z and test -n unless the string to test is completely under the control of the script. -- Hannes -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html