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test utility bug: "test -a -a -a" and "test -o -o -o" fail

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>, 69939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69939: test utility bug: "test -a -a -a" and "test -o -o -o" fail
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:24:41 +0100

On Mär 22 2024, Pádraig Brady wrote:

> Though I see bash 5.2.26 has issue with it :/
>
>   $ test \( -a \) -a \( -a \)
>   bash: test: `)' expected
>
> bash doesn't like the -a in particular, and is ok with other strings:

That's because in bash -a is ambiguous:

      -a FILE        True if file exists.

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