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From:	"Andy Hall" <fixpertise-consulting AT comcast DOT net>
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Subject:	Test command giving inconsistent results.
Date:	Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:04:17 -0800
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This is one in the same vein as the one I reported back in October.

The test command is giving different results depending on the path used.

ahall AT ahall-pc /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/bin
$ ls -l
total 1320
... <Some files deleted for clarity>
-rwx------+ 1 ahall None 45168 2007-09-17 02:27 java.exe
... <More files deleted for clarity>

<Simple file name used.>
ahall AT ahall-pc /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/bin
$ test -r java.exe && echo readable
readable

<Here the full path is used!>
ahall AT ahall-pc /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/bin
$ test -r /cygdrive/c/j2sdk1.4.2_16/bin/java.exe && echo readable

ahall AT ahall-pc /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Java/j2sdk1.4.2_16/bin 
$ uname -r
1.7.7(0.230/5/3)



Andy Hall




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