William Kenworthy <bi...@iinet.net.au> [11-10-12 07:40]: > I have been checking my system for some deep seated problems and in the > process, ran across the fact that "equery files sys-apps/coreutils-8.7" > shows a file included called "/usr/bin/[" - thats right, left square > bracket! > > Is that a bug or if real, what would you use it for? It doesnt seem to > be on the file system ... > > moriah ~ # /usr/bin/[ > /usr/bin/[: missing `]' > moriah ~ # > > doesnt show much! > > BillK > >
Hi Wiiliam, this is a convenient 'abbreviation' or 'alias' for cobnstructs such this one if [ foo ] then bar fi in shell scripting. Most shells have implemented this as a builtin (and 'test' also) though. HTH! Best regards, mcc