On 20 Apr 2021, at 7:09, Allie Crawford wrote:
> archive_command = 'test ! -f /mnt/server/archivedir/%f && cp %p
> /mnt/server/archivedir/%f' # Unix
>
> Does anybody know what is “test” representing in this parameter
> configuration?
>
my_unix_prompt> man test
gives:
Tests the expression given and sets the exit status to 0 if true,
and 1 if false. An expression is made up
of one or more operators and their arguments.
In other words “test” here is a unix command which evaluated the
expression supplied via the arguments.
Mostly used in its alternate form of “[ … ]” in shell scripts
Gavan Schneider
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Gavan Schneider, Sodwalls, NSW, Australia
Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a
well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and
wrong.
— H. L. Mencken, 1920
