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docs: Some teensy bits on if/while

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The ``test`` thing was just duplicated, and ``while`` linked to the
if-*command* page, where the syntax section is probably nicer
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@ -429,12 +429,6 @@ This uses the :doc:`test <cmds/test>` command to see if the file /etc/os-release
Unlike other shells, the condition command just ends after the first job, there is no ``then`` here. Combiners like ``and`` and ``or`` extend the condition.
``if`` is commonly used with the :doc:`test <cmds/test>` command that can check conditions.::
if test 5 -gt 2
echo "Yes, 5 is greater than 2"
end
A more complicated example with a :ref:`command substitution <expand-command-substitution>`::
if test "$(uname)" = Linux
@ -549,7 +543,7 @@ Loops and blocks
Like most programming language, fish also has the familiar :doc:`while <cmds/while>` and :doc:`for <cmds/for>` loops.
``while`` works like a repeated :doc:`if <cmds/if>`::
``while`` works like a repeated :ref:`if <syntax-if>`::
while true
echo Still running