#!/bin/bash
# scriptname: check_01
# purpose: read the file "sample" line by line and check existence of files
# and directories

while read line
do
        if echo $line | grep -q '\.[a-zA-Z]\{1,\}$'
        then
                echo "$line is a file."
                if [ -e $line ]
                then
                        echo "$line exist."
                else
                        echo "$line doesn't exist."
                fi
        elif [ -e $line ]
        then
                echo "$line is a directory and it does exist."
        else
                echo "$line is a directory and it doesn't exist."
        fi
done < sample