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Re: sh script Q
Quoth Oleg Goldshmidt on Wed, Jun 09, 1999:
> test -w foo && do_sth_with foo
>
> looks more readable than
>
> [ -w foo ] && do_sth_with foo
For me, [ ] looks more readable, mostly because it has visible
boundaries.
> and is only 1 char longer, and is shorter than
>
> if [ -w foo ]; then do_sth_with foo; fi
And 'if' looks even more readable, especially when indented
properly (K&R C style):
if [ -w foo ]; then
do_sth_with foo
fi
Vadik.
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