From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from primenet.com.au (ns1.primenet.com.au [203.24.36.2]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 4029b8a0 for ; Sat, 12 Oct 2019 13:01:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 10775 invoked by alias); 12 Oct 2019 13:01:04 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: X-Seq: 24345 Received: (qmail 16633 invoked by uid 1010); 12 Oct 2019 13:01:04 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Diagnostics: from mail-io1-f47.google.com by f.primenet.com.au (envelope-from , uid 7791) with qmail-scanner-2.11 (clamdscan: 0.102.0/25598. spamassassin: 3.4.2. Clear:RC:0(209.85.166.47):SA:0(-2.0/5.0):. Processed in 3.30573 secs); 12 Oct 2019 13:01:04 -0000 X-Envelope-From: mikachu@gmail.com X-Qmail-Scanner-Mime-Attachments: | X-Qmail-Scanner-Zip-Files: | Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _netblocks.google.com designates 209.85.166.47 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RSxIKP5u8mYrwBtTCKZ69+0hwuo/PqGXiF2iaEuAobQ=; b=Jq+xU4tkiUSCqkFzO2pTo/ouvWoVycKvrosaT+tRXDsUkc+ukzCtqC0nlLJHTbIZNn 9DjsfmM6MjsKcOGL5gj0b0u2Vi5WY7o9RKqWICfy8ZGJDgndmtdODV8c7EGAvyrzvI4l gE6HQ45ZTb96juNWVzUBg/mcx/bDr6idbV0AzK8QW+nAVDP2eOOH5bTBDdGcbnTSGOBT 93/500K0y7KiWr1jgJWnbdklAbODno+mRauJRuihSpqx0+wWHXC/NkZQN4a6hQT/4M9S Bll+hT3rY2DdO23S8FhTPrsKG3OOgcHyVUN32HAboeN2ZvzHXj7mvwrBjwNy8VF3fmvz owxA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=RSxIKP5u8mYrwBtTCKZ69+0hwuo/PqGXiF2iaEuAobQ=; b=feylfca9pSnRNQM85M5L3nkuX6xKTwxtNrXQPXzzKohGCUXggd4t/NlCuS283s5fWI fSkiHykje/q1oGmNynLN4GpMVxzGhP64fcx3WHWDdlg65zeJN7SERDc9IO34b97siT3K svB5/Mk2vMbHRYoHJP9ajDSkPUpXcj1fDYUTIj0nx5hcclxk8MzvV0AECQXn/Ica/Ak7 eXntbRoMQxelRe74/+mgmLqLdzoKZ/rtviP+gLIaOIHAVMfnBATW7mAw4CDiidtzeL6Q ObJL5goPA8ZnI1VNE31jamjJHc0+qybsIqp7UocWCGt3jGApSjQKL6PBB9b39WVsrYb5 rsvg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXQfFF1gQEzIvaHFC3950faxGxRLwvISuPVALiTCfDD6h3ieCWk DvDysBqHzNzJB/Pg90h74TYVW75AOur7sIPfQH0Hq0x0 X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqyV4D11amGLqAL7+3hwKkSzXk4Evn3YCwqKqTmANJJKwtTHR9onmkUaDRswU/g11X5xJiTrOHWV59kZ1jaZ/pg= X-Received: by 2002:a02:a15b:: with SMTP id m27mr24774739jah.59.1570885227832; Sat, 12 Oct 2019 06:00:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20191012124854.pc4zrlgwgfobl4n6@solfire> References: <20191012124854.pc4zrlgwgfobl4n6@solfire> From: Mikael Magnusson Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:00:27 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Contradictionary behaviour of a script when testing file existance To: zsh-users@zsh.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On 10/12/19, tuxic@posteo.de wrote: > Hi, > > When the script executes this line > > if [ -d blender80(:A:t) ] ; then > ... > fi > > it exits and the error message says, that there is no such file. > That's why the test is there...I thought... ;) > > What do I need to change, that the test successfully tests -- > regardsless whether its result is 'true" or 'false'? The script exits because a glob fails, you never run the test. Just remove the useless (:A:t) part and it will be fine, eg if [ -d blender80 ]; then -- Mikael Magnusson