Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:32:43 -0400 From: "Ian D. Leroux" <ian_leroux@fastmail.fm> To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why test(1) works with -eq but not -nq ? Message-ID: <20040421143243.GD761@schtroumpf.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20040421170914.5a5204a3@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> References: <20040421170914.5a5204a3@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro>
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try -ne instead of -nq :-) Ian On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 05:09:14PM +0300, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > Hi, > > > Could somebody explain me why in the second case I get an error (both > with test(1) and with sh's builtin) ? > > itetcu@it> /var/log/ports [16:51:38] 0 > # sh > # cat ports_sup_log | wc -l > 3 > # if [ "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -eq "3" ]; then echo 'da'; fi > da > # if [ "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -nq "3" ]; then echo 'da'; fi > [: 3: unexpected operator > > # if (/bin/test "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -eq "3") ; then echo 'da'; fi > da > # if (/bin/test "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -nq "3") ; then echo 'da'; fi > test: 3: unexpected operator > > > > -- > IOnut > Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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