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The above won't work as it will expand the *.h before the test and 
you'll get a syntax error.

Here's a quick possibilitie:

ls *.h >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && dothis

dothis will be executed if there are any files that match the pattern. 
Send stdout and stderr to /dev/null as you're not interested in any 
error or output.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567
                             AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995


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