GNU bug report logs - #19658
unportable test(1) comparison operator

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Thomas Klausner <tk <at> giga.or.at>

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:11:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 19658-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: unportable test(1) comparison operator
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:03:47 -0800

Thanks I changed it to '[ $# -eq 0 ]', which is more portable yet, as it works 
even if a purposely-pedantic shell sets $# to '00'.
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