07-20-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by reborg
Now you're getting very close.
-s is : if the file exist and size is > 0.
So you need to test that you have a file ( and not a directory )
Then you need to check the size = 0.
if [[ ! -s $file ]] ; then
will be true if either the file doesn't exist or it's empty, so if you couple that with a test to see if you have a file you will be ready to go.
thanks man, its strange though why isnt there an option that checks to see if the file is empty instead of having to negate the statement.
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