Re: Validating files and directories

[Chris Elvidge]

On 13/11/2021 06:19 am, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev wrote:
> -a is like && 'and'
> -e means existing at all
> if -e is true it may be -d -f or fifo or socket, or such

I suggest you reread 'help test'

> On Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 01:22 irenezerafa via <help-bash@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> > I am using the following commands to validate a file or directory.
> >
> > if [[ ! -f "$fl" && ! -d "$fl" ]]; then
> > printf '%s\n' "$fl: File or Directory does not exist"
> > fi
> >
> > But have noticed that I can use -e to see if there's something by that
> > name, instead of separately testing -f and -d.
> > Yet I am getting confused between using -a and -e.


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