On 2018-04-17 14:28:17 -0500, Derek Martin wrote: > One wonders what systems these are, and whether this is even worth > considering. If it is, I believe Bourne shell allows compound tests > like the following: > > [ -f $file -o -d $file ]
AFAIK, -o is not portable and has been marked obsolescent. You should write: [ -f "$file" ] || [ -d "$file" ] -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)