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Re: AS_EXECUTABLE_P again
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Ralf Corsepius |
Subject: |
Re: AS_EXECUTABLE_P again |
Date: |
Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:21:44 +0100 |
On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 16:42 -0800, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Stepan Kasal <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > 1) Is `test -d' portable enough? The manual doesn't say the contrary.
>
> Yes, it's been around for ages.
How about portability of "test -d" being applied to "special
files" (char/block device files, pipes/sockets, soft/hard links to
directories/files etc.)?
Ralf