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# 1  
Old 05-22-2014
File exist for multiple files
Hi,

I am unable to achieve the file exist conditions if there are multiple files same similar name for e.g. in a $Direct i am having files like
aus.txt
aus.txt_pr
aus.txt_2012

i need to put a file exist condition like which is not working

Code:
[-f $Direct/{$file}* ]
then
echo "File present"

but the below one worked but is there any way to check in -f condition itself

Code:
[-f `ls $Direct/{$file}*|wc -l ` -eq 0]
then
echo "File present"

# 2  
Old 05-22-2014
try
Code:
cd $direct
if [ -f aus* ];
then
echo "File present"
else
echo "File not present"
fi

# 3  
Old 05-22-2014
What OS and shell are you using?
Because this syntax seem unorthodox to me:
Code:
[-f `ls $Direct/{$file}*|wc -l ` -eq 0]

# 4  
Old 05-22-2014
I don't want to put cd $Direct becoz there are multiple test conditions so i would like to check the files by invoking the directory like $direct/aus*

---------- Post updated at 10:40 AM ---------- Previous update was at 10:39 AM ----------

I am using Sun OS
# 5  
Old 05-22-2014
Code:
 if [ -f ...

You need a space after the square bracket...
# 6  
Old 05-22-2014
even
Code:
if [ -f $Direct/AUS* ];

is working
# 7  
Old 05-22-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Makarand Dodmis
try
Code:
cd $direct
if [ -f aus* ];
then
echo "File present"
else
echo "File not present"
fi

-f does not work that way. You cannot cram more than one file into an -f.
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