Re: [[ -x =command ]]

[Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Wozniski <godlygeek@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 05:29:21PM +0200, Frank Terbeck wrote:
> > This will break for old things like opensolaris' /bin/sh.
> > If you leave the 'command' bit out, it'll work:
> SUSv2 has required the command builtin since at least 1997...  I still
> say mine's the most portable... B-)

Well, who said opensolaris' /bin/sh has got anything to do with SUSv2?
But if you consider, that it still reads /etc/profile, the 'command'
approach simply is not the most portable.

If you reduce the targets to POSIX compliant shells that's different,
of course.

Regards, Frank

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