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Re: CVS commit: src/bin/test



On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> Modified Files:
>       src/bin/test: test.1 test.c
> 
> Log Message:
> Allow '==' as synonym to '=', just like our ksh and bash do.
> This also affects the sh(1) builtin test command.

I don't like this at all, but if we have to have it, please could the
man page mention the fact that it's non-standard, explain why it was
added, and recommend that it be avoided in scripts that are intended to
be portable.

--apb (Alan Barrett)



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