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Hi All, I am having a code and i need to interpret that. I am having the following syntax. Code: if [ ! -x "$OMBPLUS" ]; then print "Executable OMB ...
  1. 10-19-2010 #1
    boopathyvasagam
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    Meaning of if [ ! -x]

    Hi All,
    I am having a code and i need to interpret that. I am having the following syntax.

    Code:
    if [ ! -x "$OMBPLUS" ]; then
  print "Executable OMB Plus $OMBPLUS not found!" >&2
  exit 1
fi
    kindly what that IF clause means....
    I cannot understand that. Kindly help me sorting out this.
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    [ ] is same as test.
    See
    Code:
    man test
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    If you are unfamiliar with bash you should check out the bash tutorial on The Linux Documentation Project
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