To repeat: Do not name a function test -- ever. Name it test2 if you have to, never test. There's a real command named test which will pop up when you're not expecting it.

This is redundant:

Code:

for p in $(ls *.rpm 2>/dev/null);do

Just do:

Code:

for p in .rpm ;do

I have no idea what that esac is doing as you're not using case, that's got to be a syntax error.

I think you mean popd >/dev/null 2>/dev/null not popd &>/dev/null.

I think you mean [ -e ../info/$VAR.list ] not [ -e /info/$VAR.list} ]

How about

Code:

cat ../info/* > outputfile