Re: Use of if and test in .qmail files

[email protected] (Paul Jarc) Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:30:34 -0400

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Bruce Guenter <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 01:39:41PM -0400, Paul Jarc wrote:
>> This would work:
>> | test -e DIR/threaded && exec ezmlm-archive DIR; exit 0
>
> Only if you don't care about the exit code from ezmlm-archive.

No, that's what the "exec" is there for.

>> But "if" is more readable anyway.
>
> Much, yes.  If it is considered adequately portable, I'll just use that.

Yep, that's what I'd do.


paul