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Say to use test -e in preference to test -a
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積丹尼 Dan Jacobson |
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Say to use test -e in preference to test -a |
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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 22:02:08 +0800 |
$ man bash #and
$ help test #say
-a FILE True if file exists.
-e FILE True if file exists.
OK, but add a note that it would be better to use -e,
as it is more portable.
Compare
$ test -a .
$ /usr/bin/test -a .
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