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Old 01-10-2008
Question [Beginner] Handle Files
Hi,

How can I check if a text files is empty?
(With Bash Shell)
# 2  
Old 01-10-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by DNAx86
Hi,
How can I check if a text files is empty?
(With Bash Shell)
[ -s file ] && echo "File is not empty" || echo "File is empty"
# 3  
Old 01-10-2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mirusnet
[ -s file ] && echo "File is not empty" || echo "File is empty"
Thank you, it works,

but can I do it in another way?
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Old 01-10-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by DNAx86
Thank you, it works,

but can I do it in another way?
[ `cat file | wc -l` -gt 0 ] && echo "Not empty" || echo "empty"
# 5  
Old 01-10-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by DNAx86
Thank you, it works,

but can I do it in another way?
Code:
if [ -s file ]
then
  echo "File is not empty"
else
  echo "File is empty"
fi

or

Code:
if [[ -s file ]]
then
  echo "File is not empty"
else
  echo "File is empty"
fi

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Old 01-10-2008
thank you everybody
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