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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
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Subject: Re: New tests for test(1) 
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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 13:15:52 +0200, Graham Wheeler wrote:

> Portability is a Good Thing, but I write a lot of one-off scripts
> in which portability isn't an issue.

Not to mention that following NetBSD's lead on issues relating to
portability probably is seldom a bad idea. :-)

Give PR 13091 a bash. Or a sh. Whatever works for you. :-)

>Number:         13091
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] pdksh-derived replacement for test(1)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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