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Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

dish — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:26:51 -0000

Well, I've found the solution:

for *.gz
do
my_command
done

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

dish — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:47:07 -0000

And what to do if I have several files smth.gz but I don't know how much and I don't know actual names.
I need to run some command if one of such files exists.

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Third Rook — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:56:45 -0000

Regardless what the man page says. -f didn't work in my script, and -e did.

Thanks ayw.

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Joeblackspirit — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:15:43 -0000

Perfect and simple!!

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

David — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:35:39 -0000

No. From the man page: " -f filename
True if filename exists and is a regular file.""

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iGuide — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:49:32 -0000

Shouldn't that one have some brackets or something?

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

ayw — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:30:59 -0000

if [ -e testfile ]; tests whether a file exists.

if [ -f testfile ]; only tests whether file is a regular file

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

Adam — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:01:02 -0000

I don't think you're using it quite right Young Padawan

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

James — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:33:58 -0000

total crap, it doesn't actually test if the file is there or not, it just tests if the command line argument is there. There's a giant f*cking differences.

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

anonymous — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:59:09 -0000

if [ -f testfile ];
then
echo Blablabla
fi

Re: Determine if file exists in a Bourne/bash shell script | Bourne shell scripting | Tech-Recipes

DaVince — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:57:52 -0000

Just what I needed, thanks.