precedence of -a over -o in bash-0.99 test

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From: Andy Fyfe
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1989 23:31

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    bash$ if [ x -o y -a "" ]; then echo yes; else echo no; fi
    no
    bash$ enable -n [
    bash$ if [ x -o y -a "" ]; then echo yes; else echo no; fi
    yes

test(1) is advertised as giving precedence to -a over -o.  Bash should
do the same.

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