How can i check, for a empty file? 4

[elpis13]

Hello,

i have to check on my script, if the file Test empty is. How can i do that?

Thank you!

 

[p5wizard]

if test -s /path/to/file/Test
then
echo "file /path/to/file/Test is empty"
fi

see man page for test command

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[feherke]

Hi

! EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION is false

-s FILE
FILE exists and has a size greater than zero

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[p5wizard]

Of course Feherke, you are quite right!
My post should have read:

if test -s /path/to/file/Test
then
echo "file /path/to/file/Test is NOT empty"
fi

OR

if test ! -s /path/to/file/Test
then
echo "file /path/to/file/Test is empty"
fi



HTH,

p5wizard

 

[p5wizard]

Wow, a star for that? To be honest, that should have been Feherke's .

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[feherke]

Hi

You was faster p5wizard, as usually. Seems that you have a better event handler.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[p5wizard]

Faster today, but my initial reply was WRONG...

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[elpis13]

I just want to thank you both! I m new, i don 't know jet how it s works.

THANK YOU BOTH!!!
))

 

[stefanwagner]

and for one-liner-fans:

 [ ! -s .xsession ] && echo file is empty

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[mrn]

Or

find . -size 0 -print > list_of_empty_files

while read line
do
echo file being moved $line
mv $line /emptyfiles
done < list_of_empty_files

Mike

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