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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:14:02 -0700 |
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Richard Fish wrote: |
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> On 7/25/06, Arnau Bria <arnau@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > I've seen a file named "[" in my /usr/bin ... |
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> Perfectly normal. It is a program that implements bash style tests |
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> for script environments that don't normally do them. For example: |
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> if [ -f /etc/passwd ] ; then |
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> echo "/etc/passwd exists and is a regular file" |
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> fi |
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> Notice the "[" after the "if".... |
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> "man test" will give you the user manual for it. |
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Thanks, I'll take a look right now. |
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> More generally, merge gentoolkit, and you can use equery to find out |
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> where things come from. Ex: |
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> ~ > equery belongs "/usr/bin/[" |
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[...] |
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sure, but I supposed that if it was a strange file, it could come from |
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a corrupt source from coreutils. (I already looked for it with |
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equery, but its strange name make me confused). |
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I have a periodically rkhunter runnig in my system, but I was afraid I |
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got a corrupted source package... |
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> -Richard |
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even though answering only to Richard, thanks to all who answered my |
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question! |
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Cheers! |
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Arnau Bria |
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http://blog.emergetux.net |
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La vida es una aplastante derrota tras otra hasta que |
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acabas deseando que se muera Flanders. |
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~Homer J. Simpson~ |
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