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Old 09-10-2008
shell :: check directory existence
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?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 09-10-2008
Well, let's say you were looking for Fred or FRED or fred in /home:

Code:
fred=$(ls -l /home | grep -xi 'd.*fred' | awk '{print $NF}')
if [[ "$fred ]]
then
    echo "$fred exists"
else
    echo "can't find any freds"
fi

Last edited by Annihilannic; 09-10-2008 at 04:29 AM.. Reason: no need for ^ and $ with grep -x
# 3  
Old 09-10-2008
You forgot a closing quote in if [[ "$fred" ]]

If your find has an option -iname that's a good solution too.

Code:
find /path/to/dir -maxdepth 1 -type d -iname 'fred' -print

Last edited by era; 09-10-2008 at 04:30 AM.. Reason: find example
# 4  
Old 09-10-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by era
You forgot a closing quote in if [[ "$fred" ]]
Thanks.
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