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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting HELP on checking for directory or symbolic link Post 302694929 by newbie_01 on Friday 31st of August 2012 05:38:01 PM
Old 08-31-2012
Hi pamu,

Just tried and got the same result.

Code:
/tmp$: cat x.ksh
#!/bin/ksh

for checkdir in dir*
do
   echo "Checking ${checkdir}"

   if [[ -d "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a directory"
   elif [[ -h "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a symbolic link"
   fi
done
/tmp$: ls -ltrd dir*
drwxr-x--x   2 oracle   dba         4096 Aug 31 23:42 dir1
drwxr-x--x   2 oracle   dba         4096 Aug 31 23:42 dir2
lrwxrwxrwx   1 oracle   dba            4 Aug 31 23:43 dir3 -> /tmp
/tmp$: ./x.ksh
Checking dir1
... dir1 is a directory
Checking dir2
... dir2 is a directory
Checking dir3
... dir3 is a directory
/tmp$:

Also tried CarloM's suggestion and same problem.

---------- Post updated at 04:38 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:27 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by CarloM
You could just test for a link first.
Hi CarloM,

Tried your suggestion, unfortunately, now it goes like below:

Code:
tmp $: ls -ltrd dir*
drwxr-x--x   2 oracle   dba         4096 Aug 31 23:42 dir1
drwxr-x--x   2 oracle   dba         4096 Aug 31 23:42 dir2
lrwxrwxrwx   1 oracle   dba            4 Aug 31 23:43 dir3 -> /tmp
tmp $: cat y.ksh
#!/bin/ksh

for checkdir in dir*
do
   echo "Checking ${checkdir}"

   if [[ -h "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a directory"
   elif [[ -d "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a symbolic link"
   fi
done
tmp $: cat z.ksh
#!/bin/ksh

for checkdir in dir*
do
   echo "Checking ${checkdir}"

   if [[ -L "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a directory"
   elif [[ -d "${checkdir}" ]] ; then
      echo "... ${checkdir} is a symbolic link"
   fi
done
tmp $: ./y.ksh
Checking dir1
... dir1 is a symbolic link
Checking dir2
... dir2 is a symbolic link
Checking dir3
... dir3 is a directory
tmp $: ./z.ksh
Checking dir1
... dir1 is a symbolic link
Checking dir2
... dir2 is a symbolic link
Checking dir3
... dir3 is a directory
tmp $:

 

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RAIDFILE-CONFIG(8)						    Box Backup							RAIDFILE-CONFIG(8)

NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

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FILES

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SEE ALSO

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AUTHORS

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NOTES

	1. here
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