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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers [[ -e $filename ]] - which man page to refer to these options Post 303031619 by Don Cragun on Sunday 3rd of March 2019 12:36:12 AM
Old 03-03-2019
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Originally Posted by AKS_Techie
Hi Don, this is Ubuntu..
I was not sure where to look for options of which man page to check the variations...

On Ubuntu, is it still the 'test' man page?
As I said before, it is not the test man page; you need to look at the man page for the shell you are using to interpret that script (and you still haven't told us what shell or operating system you're using).

And, until you answer the "Is this a homework assignment?" question, you won't receive any further help on this topic.
 

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ns_lctl(3aolserver)					    AOLserver Built-In Commands 				       ns_lctl(3aolserver)

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NAME
ns_for, ns_foreach, ns_while, ns_lctl - Replacements for standard Tcl loop commands which enable monitoring and control SYNOPSIS
ns_for start test next body ns_foreach varname list body ns_foreach varlist1 list1 ?varlist2 list2 ...? body ns_while test body ns_lctl cancel id ns_lctl eval id script ns_lctl info id ns_lctl install command ns_lctl list ns_lctl pause id ns_lctl result id _________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION
The ns_for, ns_foreach, and ns_while commands are replacements for cooresponding Tcl commands with the additional capability of monitoring and control through the ns_lctl command. ns_for start test next body See the for(n) man page for usage. ns_foreach start test next body See the foreach(n) man page for usage. ns_foreach varlist1 list1 ?varlist2 list2 ...? body See the foreach(n) man page for usage. ns_while test body See the while(n) man page for usage. ns_lctl cancel id Mark the given loop to cancel at the next iteration, resulting in the loop returning with TCL_ERROR. ns_lctl eval id script ns_lctl info id ns_lctl install command ns_lctl list ns_lctl pause id ns_lctl result id SEE ALSO
for(n), foreach(n), while(n) KEYWORDS
threads, iteration, list, looping, cancel AOLserver 4.5 ns_lctl(3aolserver)
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