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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Why doesn't this loop end? Post 302317023 by colemar on Sunday 17th of May 2009 07:34:17 PM
Old 05-17-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
[ "$x" > "$y" ] is for comparing string variables not numbers.
It is just like
test "$x" > "$y"
so it means: create file $y and fill it with the output of the command test "$x".
 

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