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According to Hongyi Zhao on 1/8/2009 8:55 PM:
> if [ -f *.cache-2 ] rm *.cache-2
> 
> But it seems that this -f parameter in the _if_ command will not work
> with wildcard, i.e., the  _[ -f *.cache-2 ]_ isn't a valid arg.  Any
> hints on this issue? 

Not cygwin specific.  Your problem is that using a glob can expand to more
than one argument, whereas "[ -f ... ]" expects exactly one argument in
place of ...; using echo will show you where you went wrong:

echo [ -f *.cache-2 ]

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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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