if file ! exist 1

[simanek]

Hi all,

I'm writing a shell script (ksh) and am trying to figure out how to check if a directory exists. Basically, I'm trying to do the following (but it's not working):

if (! /usr/local){
some code
}else{
some other code
}
fi

any clues? Mike
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[esserc]

Here you go:

#!/usr/bin/ksh

if [ ! -d /usr/local ]
then
print "Not Found!"
else
print "It's Here!"
fi
# OR....
if [ -d /usr/local ]
then
print "It's Here!"
else
print "Not Found!"
fi

Read the man page on ksh. It has a whole bunch of file test operators. ( '-d <dir>' returns true if <dir> exists AND is a directory)