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Re: Maildir empty?



    Hi Klaus and Oliver :)

 * Klaus Wacker <wacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> > Does this do what you want:
> >       if [ -z $i/*/*([1]) ]
> > You need to use the single brackets so that the $i/*/* is treated as a
> > filename expansion.

    Why are single brackets needed here instead of [[ -z ... ]]? Why
with single brackets the $i/*/* construction is treated as a filename
expansion? Is it not using double brackets?

    Thanks :)

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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