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From: chris@toram.UUCP (Chris Robertson)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: Re: /bin/true
Message-ID: <154@toram.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-May-86 12:09:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  7 12:09:57 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 7-May-86 19:29:19 EDT
References: <481@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> <518@looking.UUCP> <1110@whuxl.UUCP>
Reply-To: chris@toram.UUCP (Chris Robertson)
Organization: Toram/Globe-Tek Systems Ltd., Toronto, Canada
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Summary: 

> In article <765@bentley.UUCP> kwh@bentley.UUCP (KW Heuer) writes:
> >Btw, I never use "true".  ":" is equivalent, and is more likely to be
> >a builtin.  I've never had a use for "false".

In shell scripts, I find setting a variable to "true" or "false" and then
simply saying "if $variable" can often make the code more readable than an
explicit "test" or using a case statement.
-- 

	Christine Robertson  {ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!toram!chris

	An apple a day keeps the doctor away, especially if aimed well.