"Marcelo E. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > is: > > file -b dangling_symlink | grep -q '^broken symbolic link to' > > a good way to test for a dangling_symlink? I'm worried about > locales...
Yes, it will fail in non-english locales. Hmm.. Isn't it sufficient to test the exit value of `file'? if file -b dangling_symlink>/dev/null then blahblah... fi -- Changwoo Ryu
