From:	blroberts AT xactware DOT com (Barry Roberts)
Subject:	[Q] [ -w file] not working?
28 Oct 1997 14:39:09 -0800 :
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To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

The following script:

if [ -w $1 ]
 then
 echo Writable
 else
 echo Read-Only
 fi

ALWAYS echo's 'Read-Only'  If I use find.exe to do the same type of thing, it seems to work.  This works as I expect under zsh.  Am I doing something wrong?

Barry Roberts

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