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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting check if directory and file exists Post 302438826 by rdcwayx on Wednesday 21st of July 2010 01:59:17 AM
Old 07-21-2010
In this case, you just check if the file size is 0 or not.

Because if file size is bigger then 0, that's mean the directory is exist, the file is exist.

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[ -s FILE ]             #  True if FILE exists and has a size greater than zero.

 

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NAME
grub-mkfont -- Convert common font file formats into the PF2 format. SYNOPSIS
grub-mkfont [--ascii-bitmaps] [-a | --force-autohint] [-b | --bold] [-c | --asce=NUM] [-d | --desc=NUM] [-i | --index=NUM] [-n | --name=NAME] [--no-bitmap] [--no-hinting] <-o | --output=FILE> [-r | --range=FROM-TO[,FROM-TO]] [-s | --size=SIZE] [-v | --verbose] [--width-spec] FONT_FILES DESCRIPTION
grub-mkfont converts font files from common formats into the PF2 format used by GRUB. OPTIONS
--ascii-bitmaps Save only bitmaps for ASCII characters. --force-autohint Force generation of automatic hinting. --bold Convert font to bold. --asce=NUM Set font ascent to NUM. --desc=NUM Set font descent to NUM. --index=NUM Select face index NUM. --name=NAME Set font family to NAME. --no-bitmap Ignore bitmap strikes when loading. --no-hinting Disable hinting. --output=FILE Save ouptut to FILE. This argument is required. --range=FROM-TO,FROM-TO Set the font ranges to each pair of FROM,TO. --size=SIZE Set font size to SIZE. --verbose Print verbose messages. --width-spec Create a width summary file. FONT_FILES The input files to be converted. SEE ALSO
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