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From: avr@mtgzz.UUCP (XMRP50000[jcm]-a.v.reed)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: bourne and korn shell incompatibilities
Message-ID: <3586@mtgzz.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 88 19:22:15 GMT
References: <674@pttesac.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T, Middletown NJ
Lines: 8
Keywords: sh ksh
Summary: Use echo and cut

In article <674@pttesac.UUCP>, vanam@pttesac.UUCP (Marnix van Ammers) writes:
> Works OK with the bourne shell.
>     if [ -f *.c ];then
> Does anyone have any recommendations as to the best way to
> make these scripts palatable to the korn shell?

      if [ -f `echo *.c|cut -f1 -d' '` ];then

						Adam Reed (mtgzz!avr)