On 2007-08-19 18:26:38 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > >if [ $foo == "" ] > Yeah, and the spaces between the [ $ and the " ] are critical too; I > just forget in what way.
Yes, because of tokenization. But tokenization is a notion that exists in every language. Now, unlike in Python (with its indentation rules), the *amount* of space is not significant. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]