Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dirk Heinrichs <ext-dirk.heinrichs@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] strange [ file
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:26:12
Message-Id: 200607251117.37048.ext-dirk.heinrichs@nokia.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] strange [ file by Arnau Bria
1 Am Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006 11:00 schrieb ext Arnau Bria:
2
3 > I've seen a file named "[" in my /usr/bin ...
4 > [...]
5 >
6 > does any one know what could it be?¿
7
8 It's the [ from "if [ condition ]; then ...", a shortcut for /usr/bin/test.
9
10 HTH...
11
12 Dirk
13 --
14 Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408
15 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111
16 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: dirk.heinrichs@×××××××××.com
17 Hambornerstraße 55 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com
18 D-40472 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733
19 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: www.keyserver.net

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] strange [ file Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name>