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Re: Bash - IF Statement
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:46:40PM -0400, Mark J. Reed wrote:
>You're still sending TOFU. Please stop.
>
>On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:54 PM, briglass111 wrote:
>>It didn't matter if I believed what I read on the internet or not, I
>>couldn't get the IF-statement to work, and when I queried a unix user,
>>he wasn't sure
>
>Sounds like you need to associate with a better class of UNIX users.
>:)
>
>The point is, bash scripting syntax is not a Cygwin-specific issue, and
>it would in fact be very hard for Cygwin to screw that up. It's always
>a good idea to try something on Linux first and see if it really
>behaves any differently there before complaining that it's broken on
>Cygwin.
And if you make an "honest mistake" by sending a non-cygwin complaint
here it's really better to be gracious about it rather than getting
personal and defensive. Unless, of course, you want to be seen as
someone not worth the bother of helping.
cgf
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