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10-20-2005
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if test for empty and non-existing file
How to write this condition in ksh?
if myfile is empty or myfile does not exist then do action1 fi is this OK? if [[ -s "$myfile" ]] -o [[ -f "$myfile" ]] then then do action1 fi Thanks. 
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10-20-2005
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Code:
if [[ -s "$myfile" -o -f "$myfile" ]] ; then #do action1 fi vino
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10-20-2005
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From man ksh
Code:
[[ expression ]]
Similar to the test and [ ... ] commands (described later), with
the following exceptions:
o Field splitting and file name generation are not per-
formed on arguments.
o The -a (and) and -o (or) operators are replaced with &&
and ||, respectively.
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