This is untested and from memory, but:
if [test -f <filename>]
then
echo "found"
else
echo "help, are you an idiot"
fi
--Scott
- Sinard Xing <sinardyxing_at_bcs-ach.com.sg> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Can someone recommend good unix mailing list
>
> by the way how to check the existence of a file ?
>
> My logic :
>
> if (findThisFile(/tmp/myfile.txt) == 0)
> echo "the file is exists"
> else
> echo "file not found"
> endif
>
>
> what is the unix function for findThisFile()
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Sinardy
> Hoping Peace in Middle East
> and the rest of the World
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