From: TJ Luoma <luomat@gmail.com>
To: "Jérémie Roquet" <arkanosis@gmail.com>
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@zsh.org>
Subject: Re: checking for file existence when I don't know the exact name
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:25:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADjGqHu5B7jhR_kWo9XBth4a94KKW6m3TvQbCMZEKHbuC1G=Mw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFOazANBqpr0MdXPMTRCftzszbvtSG1xpYq25teYONk2kXJT_w@mail.gmail.com>
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2011/10/24 Jérémie Roquet <arkanosis@gmail.com>
> From the man, section “conditional expressions” :
>
> “File generation is not performed on any form of argument to conditions.”
>
This isn't file _generation_, is it? Or am I not understanding zsh's terms?
TjL
ps -- thanks to the other responders as well. Glad to know I wasn't just
doing it wrong, but that it just doesn't work the way I thought. I guess I
still don't fully understand why / when to use [[ ]] instead of [ ]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-10-24 14:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-24 13:16 TJ Luoma
2011-10-24 13:29 ` Jérémie Roquet
2011-10-24 14:25 ` TJ Luoma [this message]
2011-10-24 14:59 ` Jérémie Roquet
2011-10-24 15:35 ` Peter Stephenson
2011-10-24 13:31 ` Peter Stephenson
2011-10-24 13:41 ` Stephane CHAZELAS
2011-10-24 14:36 ` Vincent Lefevre
2011-10-24 13:35 ` Stephane CHAZELAS
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