[K12OSN] Re: OT: bash help

Sat Mar 8 20:03:36 UTC 2008

Try single quotes and see if that helps out.  I've had similar issues in
the past.  Also, you shouldn't need the "" after [Mm]; it's superfluous.

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Peter Hartmann wrote:
> Ok so this works in ksh:
>
> if [ ! -d "/home/vpopmail/domains/ascensionschoolnyc.org/"$name"/Maildir/."[Ss][Pp][Aa][Mm]""
> ];
>
> Why not bash?
>
>
> Peter
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Peter Hartmann <ascensiontech at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm trying to test if vpopmail users have a spam folder already, but
>>  I'd like to make the directory test case insensitive.
>>
>>  snip:
>>
>>  if [ ! -d "/home/vpopmail/domains/domain.com/$name/Maildir/.[Ss][Pp][Aa][Mm]" ];
>>  then
>>  echo  not there
>>  fi
>>
>>  This way the test fails even if there is a .spam folder.
>>
>>  Without the quotes the regex is interpreted but when the directory is
>>  there, I get a 'binary operator expected' error for the 'if' line.
>>
>>
>>  What am I not getting?
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>  Peter
>>
>>     
>
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