Debian bug report logs - #908
[ -n $var ] always true

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Subject: Re: Bug#908: [ -n $var ] always true

I made a goof in my problem report.  The problem exists, but the
symptoms are not described properly.

test -z $var		works
test -n $var		doesn't work

[ -z $var ]		doesn't work
[ -n $var ]		doesn't work

The [ ] versions aren't always true -- they may fail with a "too many
arguments" error.

Raul

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From: rdr@legislate.com (Raul Miller)
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Subject: [ -n $var ] always true

Package: bash
Version: 1.14.3-2

[ -n $var ]	is always true, and
[ -z $var ]	is always false.

test -n $var	works properly
test -z $var	works properly

-- 
Raul Miller