UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

if [ -e /path/to/file ]; then
        echo "Found it"
        #Do something here

else
        echo "Not Found"
        #Do something else
fi

-b file = True if the file exists and is block special file. 
-c file = True if the file exists and is character special file. 
-d file = True if the file exists and is a directory. 
-e file = True if the file exists. 
-f file = True if the file exists and is a regular file 
-g file = True if the file exists and the set-group-id bit is set. 
-k file = True if the files' "sticky" bit is set. 
-L file = True if the file exists and is a symbolic link. 
-p file = True if the file exists and is a named pipe. 
-r file = True if the file exists and is readable. 
-s file = True if the file exists and its size is greater than zero. 
-s file = True if the file exists and is a socket. 
-t fd = True if the file descriptor is opened on a terminal. 
-u file = True if the file exists and its set-user-id bit is set. 
-w file = True if the file exists and is writable. 
-x file = True if the file exists and is executable. 
-O file = True if the file exists and is owned by the effective user id. 
-G file = True if the file exists and is owned by the effective group id. 
-z string = True if the length of the string is 0. 
-n string = True if the length of the string is non-zero.

SEARCHPATH="/usr/bin"
FILE="bzip2"
FINDIT=`find /usr/bin -name $FILE -print`

if [ ${#FINDIT} -gt 0  ]; then

        echo "Found it: $FINDIT"
else
        echo "Not Found"
fi

#FINDIT=`find /usr/bin -name $FILE -print`
FINDIT=`find /usr/bin -type f -name $FILE -print 2>/dev/null`