file or directory? bash script

efus · 04-26-2007, 05:54 PM

I am working on a little bash scripting project.
I need to make a function that determines whether a path is a file or a directory.

so if I have a path: /home/user/something
how do I find out if "something" is a file or a directory?

jailbait · 04-26-2007, 05:59 PM

"so if I have a path: /home/user/something
how do I find out if "something" is a file or a directory?"

test -d /home/user/something

see:

man test

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Steve Stites

hollywoodb · 04-26-2007, 06:06 PM

Code:

man test

for example, you can use it in an if statement if you so desire:

Code:

if [ -d /some/path ]; then
    <do something>
fi

efus · 04-26-2007, 06:11 PM

that did the trick, thank you both