07-20-2011
File existence
Hi
I'm using the below command in shell script to check for file exists in the path
if [ ! -r $path/$test.csv ]
.....
fi
path and test are variables
path and the file exists but the commands inside if condition is executed (! operator used)
Is the above way of checking for file existence is correct?
Thanks
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SYNOPSIS
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This is a ln(1) style command. It is enhanced to provide automatic calculation and usage of relative links with the shortest possible path,
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