-bash: [: too many arguments

[Michael Pratt]

Its not really effecting anything but it is annoying.

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# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

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# /etc/bashrc

# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile

# by default, we want this to get set.
# Even for non-interactive, non-login shells.
if [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" -a `id -u` -gt 99 ]; then
    umask 002
else
    umask 022
fi

# are we an interactive shell?
if [ "$PS1" ]; then
    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ]; then
      if [ "x`tput kbs`" != "x" ]; then # We can't do this with "dumb" terminal
        stty erase `tput kbs`
      elif [ -x /usr/bin/wc ]; then
        if [ "`tput kbs|wc -c `" -gt 0 ]; then # We can't do this with "dumb" terminal
          stty erase `tput kbs`
        fi
      fi
    fi
    case $TERM in
    xterm*)
        if [ -e /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-xterm ]; then
            PROMPT_COMMAND=/etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-xterm
        else
            PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME%%.*}:${PWD/#$HOME/~}007"'
        fi
        ;;
    screen)
        if [ -e /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-screen ]; then
            PROMPT_COMMAND=/etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-screen
        else
        PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "033_${USER}@${HOSTNAME%%.*}:${PWD/#$HOME/~}033\"'
        fi
        ;;
    *)
        [ -e /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-default ] && 
PROMPT_COMMAND=/etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-default
        ;;
    esac
    # Turn on checkwinsize
    shopt -s checkwinsize
    [ "$PS1" = "\s-\v\$ " ] && PS1="[u at h W]\$ "

    if [ "x$SHLVL" != "x1" ]; then # We're not a login shell
        for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
        if [ -r "$i" ]; then
            . $i
        fi
    done
    fi
fi
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of 
Jonathan Hutchins
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:29 PM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: -bash: [: too many arguments

On Tuesday 07 October 2003 3:00 pm, Michael Pratt wrote:

> Does anyone know how I can clean this up? It happens when I first login
> twice.

> -bash: [: too many arguments

Please post the contents of ~/.bashrc and /etc/bashrc.