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Re: /usr/bin/[ what is it?



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Johannes Wiedersich wrote:
> I just stumbled over this:
> 
> johannes2:~# ll /usr/bin/[
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24816 2006-08-04 03:08 /usr/bin/[
> 
> No idea, what this means or how it got on my system.
> 
> jw@johannes2:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/[
> dpkg: /usr/bin/[ not found.
> jw@johannes2:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/\[
> dpkg: /usr/bin/[ not found.
> 
> My computer was off on 2006-08-04 03:08, so I don't think it got there
> by accident.
> 
> Debian sid

I first remember seeing it about 5 years ago.

"dpkg -S" is a smart idea, but too clever this time.  Plain old man
will tell you what you need to know.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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