How to test for a specific file size

GEBRAUN · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006

Hello,

In my shell program, I need to test for a specific size of a text file before it can be imported into an oracle table.

If the size is less than that number, my program should stop processing. What is the correct command to do this test?

Thanks!

Bab00shka · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006

to get the file size

file_size=`ls -l <path_to_file>| awk '{ print $5 }'`

then do an if

if [ $file_size -lt <size> ]
then
exit
fi

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