Tim Alberts wrote:
Why does 'test -f' and 'test -e' return true on a (hidden) file that
doesn't exist?
*> cat /home/talberts/.forward*
cat: /home/talberts/.forward: No such file or directory
*> test -f /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?*
1
*> test -e /home/talberts/.forward ;echo $?*
1
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It doesn't:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /tmp/.test1
test1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# test -f /tmp/.test1 ; echo $?*
0*
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# test -f /tmp/.test1 ; echo $?
0
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /tmp/.test2
cat: /tmp/.test2: No such file or directory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# test -f /tmp/.test2 ; echo $?
1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# test -e /tmp/.test2 ; echo $?
1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
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