Re: script question

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On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 11:07:19AM -0700, Dave Wiard wrote:
> this really isn't Alpha specific, but maybe someone could clue me in.
> why might this _always_ evaluate the if and never touch the else:
> 
> if [ $(($#<1)) ]
> then
>    multiple lines of code
> else
>    multiple lines of code
> fi

Because $(($#<1)) returns a string.  Why don't you just use:
    [ $# -lt 1 ]
if I was able to guess the point.

Ciao.

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