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Re: Why if test "xSTRING1= "xSTRING2" (the 'x') ?
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: Why if test "xSTRING1= "xSTRING2" (the 'x') ? |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:26:14 +0200 |
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Jules Colding <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi,
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> I'm wondering why I keep seeing the
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> if test "xSTRING1" = "xSTRING2"; then
> else
> fi
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> construction when you want to compare the strings STRING1 and STRING2.
This avoids any spurious interpretation as an operator if either string
might start with a dash.
Andreas.
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