Re: bash - bad interpreter: no such file og catalog

[Paul Jarc]

dmuren@start.no (Djm) wrote:
> fm@sophia.inria.fr (Francis Montagnac) wrote in message 
> news:<aiouj3$eg7$1@news-sop.inria.fr>...
>>    if test x"$1" = x
>>
>> could be written:
>>
>>    if [ "$1" ]
>
>
> If I am to use the "if [ "$1" ]" mentioned above, what will I have to
> do where "test" appears other places in the script??

In each case, you can leave it as-is, or you can replace "test" with
"[" and add "]" at the end.  It's ok to use both forms in the same
script; the choice is purely aesthetic.

> What does "test -f" mean?

Run "help test" to find out.

> I have changed the comment signs to # and now the script is listing
> out my pending_messages, but I get an ;
> ./ok: line 21: syntax error near unexpected token `elif'
> '/ok: line 21: `        elif  test -f
> $HOME/procmail/pending_messages/$1
>
> Do you know why?

For help with writing scripts, go to news:comp.unix.shell.  Post your
script there.


paul