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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
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else
echo "file not present"
fi
But i am getting the error as
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3. Shell Programming and Scripting
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
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8. AIX
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