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From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: 4.3bsd sh problems
Message-ID: <919@vsi.COM>
Date: 31 Oct 88 02:06:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: vsi.919
References: <67700005@cdp> <14247@mimsy.UUCP>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <14247@mimsy.UUCP>, chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
> 
> `test' is not built in to the 4BSD /bin/sh.  /bin/test uses open() to
> test files; open for write fails on directories.  SV sh apparently
> uses access().  To test directories you have to write your own test
> program.

System V Release 3 fixed this problem; test(1) -- a builtin -- no
longer uses access(2).  Now if they would only make the $PATH search
mechanism work the same way :-(.

     Steve

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