Re: Bash style of if-then-else?

[Joachim Schmitz]

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Dennis Williamson wrote:
>
> > If you're writing a Bash-specific script then it's preferable to use
> > double square brackets (see http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/031).
> >
> > if [[ -f $file ]]
> > then
> >    do something
> > fi
>
>    I'd avoid non-portable syntax unless it offers a significant
>    advantage over standard syntax.
>
>    [[ ... ]] is not standard, and offers little over the standard
>    syntax.

[[ ... ]] is POSIX, isn't it? As such there should be enough portability and 
standard syntax to warrant the advantage.

Bye, Jojo