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authorAxel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>2020-02-16 03:29:19 +0100
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+test [ arg ... ]
+[ [ arg ... ] ]
+ Like the system version of test. Added for compatibility; use
+ conditional expressions instead (see the section `Conditional
+ Expressions'). The main differences between the conditional ex-
+ pression syntax and the test and [ builtins are: these commands
+ are not handled syntactically, so for example an empty variable
+ expansion may cause an argument to be omitted; syntax errors
+ cause status 2 to be returned instead of a shell error; and
+ arithmetic operators expect integer arguments rather than arith-
+ metic expressions.
+
+ The command attempts to implement POSIX and its extensions where
+ these are specified. Unfortunately there are intrinsic ambigui-
+ ties in the syntax; in particular there is no distinction be-
+ tween test operators and strings that resemble them. The stan-
+ dard attempts to resolve these for small numbers of arguments
+ (up to four); for five or more arguments compatibility cannot be
+ relied on. Users are urged wherever possible to use the `[['
+ test syntax which does not have these ambiguities.