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test(1-ucb)             (BSD Compatibility Package)             test(1-ucb)

NAME
     test - condition evaluation command

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/test expr
     [expr]

DESCRIPTION
     test evaluates the expression expr and, if its value is true, it sets
     a zero (true) exit status; otherwise, a non-zero (false) exit status
     is set; test also sets a non-zero exit status if there are no argu-
     ments. When permissions are tested, the effective user ID of the pro-
     cess is used.

     All operators, flags, and brackets (brackets used as shown in the
     second SYNOPSIS line) must be separate arguments to the test command;
     normally these items are separated by spaces.

OPTIONS
     The following primitives are used to construct expr:

     -r file     True if file exists and is readable.

     -w file     True if file exists and is writable.

     -x file     True if file exists and is executable.

     -f file     True if file exists and is a regular file. Alternatively,
                 if /usr/bin/sh users specify /usr/ucb before /usr/bin in
                 their PATH environment variable, then test will return
                 true if file exists and is not a directory. This is also
                 the default for /usr/bin/csh users.

     -d file     True if file exists and is a directory.

     -c file     True if file exists and is a character special file.

     -b file     True if file exists and is a block special file.

     -p file     True if file exists and is a named pipe (FIFO).

     -u file     True if file exists and its set-user-ID bit is set.

     -g file     True if file exists and its set-group-ID bit is set.

     -k file     True if file exists and its sticky bit is set.

     -s file     True if file exists and has a size greater than zero.

     -t [fildes] true if the open file whose file descriptor number is
                 fildes (1 by default) is associated with a terminal
                 device.



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     -z s1       True if the length of string s1 is zero.

     -n s1       True if the length of the string s1 is non-zero.

     s1 = s2     True if strings s1 and s2 are identical.

     s1 != s2    True if strings s1 and s2 are not identical.

     s1          True if s1 is not the null string.

     n1 -eq n2   True if the integers n1 and n2 are algebraically equal.
                 Any of the comparisons -ne, -gt, -ge, -lt, and -le may be
                 used in place of -eq.

     -L file     True if file exists and is a symbolic link. With all other
                 primitives, the symbolic links are followed by default.

     These primaries may be combined with the following operators:

      !          Unary negation operator.

     -a          Binary and operator.

     -o          Binary or operator (-a has higher precedence than -o).

     (expr)      Parentheses for grouping. Notice also that parentheses are
                 meaningful to the shell and, therefore, must be quoted.

NOTES
     The not-a-directory alternative to the -f option is a transition aid
     for BSD applications and may not be supported in future releases.

     The -L option is a migration aid for users of other shells which have
     similar options and may not be supported in future releases.

     If you test a file you own (the -r, -w, or -x tests), but the permis-
     sion tested does not have the owner bit set, a non-zero (false) exit
     status will be returned even though the file may have the group or
     other bit set for that permission. The correct exit status will be set
     if you are super-user.

     The = and != operators have a higher precedence than the -r through -n
     operators, and = and != always expect arguments; therefore, = and !=
     cannot be used with the -r through -n operators.

     If more than one argument follows the -r through -n operators, only
     the first argument is examined; the others are ignored, unless a -a or
     a -o is the second argument.

SEE ALSO
     find(1), sh(1).



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