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    I think the preferred form is if [...] || [...]. According to Greg's wiki, this form is POSIX-compliant. Commented Aug 20, 2013 at 12:19
  • @JosephR. I totally agree with you. People don't seem to read that wiki much often. [ is a POSIX compliant keyword. ksh/bash suggest you use [[ keyword in stead when you are writing for bash or ksh. if [ "$foo" = "$bar" ] is #sh. Commented Aug 20, 2013 at 12:47