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1. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi
i wanted to check if the file exist or not(multiple files)
DIRE=/home/V478
if ;
then
echo "file present"
else
echo "file not present"
fi
But i am getting the error as
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am using the following command to check for files on a Unix (Solaris 9) and on Linux:
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
i want to check if the file is in the directory or not, and also it should be handle error conditions, like missing files and report the error and exit.
i did something like this:
file ="hello"
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All,
I have shell script and I need to check if some directory exist.
I'm don't have the information if that directory is written in upper case or lowcase or mixed.
Is there anyway to check the existence of that directory by ignoring
case senestive?
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8. AIX
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9. AIX
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10. Solaris
Hi,
I have a script which will check the fiel existence, the lines are as below
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