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Article #1848Re: testing if a file is present
From: Don Bolton
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 22:50
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 22:50
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In article <2356@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <1990Nov21.191638.19469@athena.mit.edu> jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) writes:
>
>| In sh, with either a test built-in named "[" or a link in your filesystem
>| called "[" pointing to the test program:
>|
>| if [ -r filename ]; then
>| ... stuff if filename exists ...
>| fi
>|
>| Some versions of test allow "-e" to test for existence, instead of "-r" to
>| test for existence and readibility, but mine doesn't, so I use "-r" instead of
>| "-e" above. In sh without "[":
>|
>| if test -r filename; then
>| ... stuff if filename exists
>| fi
>
> Close but not correct.
> -f is there a file
> -r is it readable
> -x is it executable
-s file has nonzero length
>--
>bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen)
> sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX
> moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list
if [ -s $USER.IQ ]
then
echo "Proceed..."
read chore
etc etc
else
echo "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward"
exit 0
fi
There, now your .sig is more fitting :-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!sequent!lugnut From: lugnut@sequent.UUCP (Don Bolton) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: testing if a file is present Message-ID: <47309@sequent.UUCP> Date: 27 Nov 90 22:50:05 GMT References: <ger.659126250@prisma> <1990Nov21.191638.19469@athena.mit.edu> <2356@sixhub.UUCP> Reply-To: lugnut@sequent.UUCP (Don Bolton) Distribution: comp.unix Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc Lines: 42