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Old 09-13-2006, 03:43 PM   #1
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How do I check for directory in bash script?


I want to do a bash script to replace of the instances of root to tux.

How do I recognize if some file is a regular file or directory?
 
Old 09-13-2006, 04:03 PM   #2
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check the manpage for test for details of different tests you can perform. essentially "if [ -d "$1" ] ... " will test a directory and "if [ -f "$1" ] ... " will test for a regular file etc...
 
  


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