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05-07-2008

jul

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case sensitive "if [ -e $file ]"?

hi,

I need to check if a file exists.

Code:

if [ -e $file ]

is not case sensitive, while I need an exact -case sensitive- match.
Is there any other command to do that?

thx
jul

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