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Re: Delete a specific type of files when they exist.


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According to Hongyi Zhao on 1/9/2009 6:38 AM:
> But I cann't figure this out, see the following results on my box:
> 
> $ echo [ -f *.cache-2 ]
> [ -f *.cache-2 ]

That means there aren't any *.cache-2 files in your directory.  Next, try
this:

$ touch a.cache-2 b.cache-2
$ echo [ -f *.cache-2 ]
[ -f a.cache-2 b.cache-2 ]

See how you just gave 2 arguments (instead of the expected 1) to [ -f?

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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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