Nearly there but the echo statements do not match the tests. The Conditional Expression syntax "[[ .....]]" is not needed.
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
for checkdir in dir*
do
echo "Checking ${checkdir}"
if [ -h "${checkdir}" ] ; then
echo "... ${checkdir} is a symbolic link"
elif [ -d "${checkdir}" ] ; then
echo "... ${checkdir} is a directory"
fi
done
Thanks a lot methyl, that is so very embarrassing ....
All good now ... still stumped on why the -d returns true for a symbolic link though, it's like it is trying to check whether the link that the symlink is set to is a directory.
I can live with doing the -h then the -d for the time being ... thanks again for pointing out my mistakes ... need to grab some more coffee I guess
Below is an example where I create another symbolic link but the actual directory /tmp/x does not exist and my original script works like how I want it to. Any chance that there is a test where it will not try and resolve what the symbolic link is linking to?
Code:
tmp $: ./x.ksh
Checking dir1
... dir1 is a directory
Checking dir2
... dir2 is a directory
Checking dir3
... dir3 is a directory
Checking dir4
... dir4 is a symbolic link
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 /tmp
drwxrwxrwt 79 root root 221472 Sep 1 12:41 /tmp
tmp $: ls -ltrd /tmp/x
/tmp/x: No such file or directory
tmp $:
Last edited by newbie_01; 08-31-2012 at 09:45 PM..
Reason: More info
question abt symbolic link ...
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and
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cat: cannot open y.sh
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
pwd
pwd(1) General Commands Manual pwd(1)NAME
pwd - working directory name
SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION
prints the path name of the working (current) directory.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Display the directory with the name of the symbolic link if any.
If the environment variable contains an absolute path name of the current directory that does not contain the file names
(dot) or (dot-dot), writes this path name to standard output. Otherwise, the option behaves like the option.
Display the actual physical directory path.
Directories of symbolic link types are not displayed.
If both and are specified, the last one applies. If neither nor is specified, the default option is:
from UNIX 2003 environment onwards; see standards(5).
otherwise.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
For information about the UNIX Standard environment, see standards(5).
Environment Variables
determines the language in which messages are displayed.
If is not specified in the environment or is set to the empty string, the value of is used as a default for each unspecified or empty vari-
able. If is not specified or is set to the empty string, a default of "C" (see lang(5)) is used instead of
If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, behaves as if all internationalization variables are set to "C". See
environ(5).
International Code Set Support
Single- and multibyte character code sets are supported.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible file system trouble; contact system administrator.
Current directory has been removed (usually by a different process).
Use command to move to a valid directory (see cd(1)).
EXAMPLES
If your home directory is and the command is executed from the home directory, typing produces the following display:
In the following example, a symbolic link, points to the directory. Then the command displays the actual directory:
The command displays the directory with the symbolic link:
In the following example, there is no symbolic link. The displayed directory is the same for both the and options.
AUTHOR
was developed by AT&T and HP.
SEE ALSO cd(1), csh(1), sh(1), sh-posix(1), standards(5).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE pwd(1)
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