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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Bash syntax behaviour : [[ vs [ Post 302880974 by jcdole on Wednesday 25th of December 2013 11:02:02 AM
Old 12-25-2013
Bash syntax behaviour : [[ vs [
Hello.

In the following :
RESTORE_FF contain a file name : a_file.tar.gz
I am testing in a directory if "a_file.tar.gz" exists and or if any file like "a_file.tar.gz" exists.
So "a_file.tar.gz" will give me file exists
So "a_file.tar.gz." will give me file exists
So "a_file.tar.gz.2013_12_25" will give me file exists

Now my question :
In the search directory there is a file : a_file.tar.gz.
Why
Code:
if [[ -f $RESTORE_FF.* ]] ; then echo "Multiple files exists" ; fi

print nothing
and why
Code:
if [[  !  -f  $RESTORE_FF.* ]] ; then echo "Multiple files exists" ; fi

print :
Code:
Multiple files exists

and why
Code:
if [ -f $RESTORE_FF.* ] ; then echo "Multiple files exists" ; fi

print :
Code:
Multiple files exists

Any help is welcome
 

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NAME

       git-tar-tree - Create a tar archive of the files in the named tree object

SYNOPSIS

       git tar-tree [--remote=<repo>] <tree-ish> [ <base> ]

DESCRIPTION

       THIS COMMAND IS DEPRECATED. Use git archive with --format=tar option instead (and move the <base> argument to --prefix=base/).

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