Re: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr

[Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org>]

> Easy now.  I don't *like* the construction
> 
> if command -v foo > /dev/null 2>&1; then
>   foo
> fi
> 
> I hate that nasty redirection that is imposed on me.

Well, the popular proposal (which seems to be SUSv3+UP+XSI), will give
you type, and you'll need to redirect that as well.

If you want some sort of -q option, you'll need something else entirely.


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