Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-04-01 Thread Alan Bartlett
On 31/03/2008, Rudi Ahlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > insult. But, to reply to your HTML query, it's simply with 50 emails > coming in, and 10 replies per email, plain text isn't as heavy on > everyone's bandwidth as HTML. But again, I'm not taking you on about this Perhaps, Rudi, you will ju

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Morten Nilsen
Rudi Ahlers wrote: Relax man, didn't you see the smiley face ? Hey man, would you please trim replies in the future.. Five miles of quoted text is actually worse than html mail ;) -- Cheers, Morten :wq ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http:/

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Stephen Harris
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 02:13:26PM -0700, Tim Alberts wrote: > Stephen Harris wrote: > > > >(BTW, putting * around lines you type is REALLY bad quoting style) > > > > > Copied from HTML into email program. then sent as plain text. complain > to thunderbird. No. Complain to person who _did_ i

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Tim Alberts wrote: Rudi Ahlers wrote: Tim Alberts wrote: Stephen Harris wrote: (BTW, putting * around lines you type is REALLY bad quoting style) Copied from HTML into email program. then sent as plain text. complain to thunderbird. ___ Cen

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Tim Alberts
Rudi Ahlers wrote: Tim Alberts wrote: Stephen Harris wrote: (BTW, putting * around lines you type is REALLY bad quoting style) Copied from HTML into email program. then sent as plain text. complain to thunderbird. ___ CentOS mailing list Cen

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Tim Alberts wrote: Stephen Harris wrote: (BTW, putting * around lines you type is REALLY bad quoting style) Copied from HTML into email program. then sent as plain text. complain to thunderbird. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http:

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Tim Alberts
Stephen Harris wrote: (BTW, putting * around lines you type is REALLY bad quoting style) Copied from HTML into email program. then sent as plain text. complain to thunderbird. begin:vcard fn:Tim Alberts n:Alberts;Tim org:Measurement Systems International;Engineering adr:Suite 200;;14240

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Stephen Harris
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 01:37:01PM -0700, Tim Alberts wrote: > Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that > doesn't exist? > > *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* > cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory > *> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* > 1 > *

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Garrick Staples
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 04:43:28PM -0400, Marko A. Jennings alleged: > On Mon, March 31, 2008 4:37 pm, Tim Alberts wrote: > > Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that > > doesn't exist? > > > > *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* > > cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such fil

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Rudi Ahlers
Tim Alberts wrote: Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist? *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory *> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* 1 *> test -e /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* 1

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Tim Alberts
Marko A. Jennings wrote: On Mon, March 31, 2008 4:37 pm, Tim Alberts wrote: Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist? *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory *> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?*

Re: [CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Marko A. Jennings
On Mon, March 31, 2008 4:37 pm, Tim Alberts wrote: > Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that > doesn't exist? > > *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* > cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory > *> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* > 1 > *> test -e /h

[CentOS] Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist?

2008-03-31 Thread Tim Alberts
Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that doesn't exist? *> cat /home/talberts/.forward* cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory *> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* 1 *> test -e /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?* 1 begin:vcard fn:Tim Alberts n