Re: What is the '[' binary?

[Paul Jarc]

>From the "test invocation" node in the manual:
#    `test' has an alternate form that uses opening and closing square
# brackets instead a leading `test'.  For example, instead of `test -d
# /', you can write `[ -d / ]'.  The square brackets must be separate
# arguments; for example, `[-d /]' does not have the desired effect.
# Since `test EXPR' and `[ EXPR ]' have the same meaning, only the former
# form is discussed below.


paul