SoFunction
Updated on 2025-03-10

Shell script code to determine whether the file exists

Implementation code 1.

#!/bin/sh
# Determine whether the file exists# link:
# date:2013/2/28

myPath="/var/log/httpd/"
myFile="/var /log/httpd/"

# The -x parameter here determines whether $myPath exists and has executable permissionsif [ ! -x "$myPath"]; then
 mkdir "$myPath"
fi
# The -d parameter here determines whether $myPath existsif [ ! -d "$myPath"]; then
 mkdir "$myPath"
fi

# Here the -f parameter determines whether $myFile existsif [ ! -f "$myFile" ]; then
 touch "$myFile"
fi
# Other parameters include -n, -n to determine whether a variable has a valueif [ ! -n "$myVar" ]; then
 echo "$myVar is empty"
 exit 0
fi

# determine whether two variables are equalif [ "$var1" = "$var2" ]; then
 echo '$var1 eq $var2'
else
 echo '$var1 not eq $var2'
fi

Implement code 2.

#shell determines whether the folder exists
#If the folder does not exist, create a folderif [ ! -d "/myfolder" ]; then
 mkdir /myfolder
fi

#shell determines whether the file, directory exists or has permissions
folder="/var/www/"
file="/var/www/log"

# -x parameter determines whether $folder exists and has executable permissionsif [ ! -x "$folder"]; then
 mkdir "$folder"
fi

# -d parameter determines whether $folder existsif [ ! -d "$folder"]; then
 mkdir "$folder"
fi

# -f parameter determines whether $file existsif [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
 touch "$file"
fi

# -n Determine whether a variable has a valueif [ ! -n "$var" ]; then
 echo "$var is empty"
 exit 0
fi

# Determine whether two variables are equalif [ "$var1" = "$var2" ]; then
 echo '$var1 eq $var2'
else
 echo '$var1 not eq $var2'
fi

The difference between -f and -e

Conditional Logic on Files

-a file exists.

-b file exists and is a block special file.

-c file exists and is a character special file.

-d file exists and is a directory.

-e file exists (just the same as -a).

-f file exists and is a regular file.

-g file exists and has its setgid(2) bit set.

-G file exists and has the same group ID as this process.

-k file exists and has its sticky bit set.

-L file exists and is a symbolic link.

-n string length is not zero.

-o Named option is set on.

-O file exists and is owned by the user ID of this process.

-p file exists and is a first in, first out (FIFO) special file or

named pipe.

-r file exists and is readable by the current process.

-s file exists and has a size greater than zero.

-S file exists and is a socket.

-t file descriptor number fildes is open and associated with a

terminal device.

-u file exists and has its setuid(2) bit set.

-w file exists and is writable by the current process.

-x file exists and is executable by the current process.

-z string length is zero.

There is a big difference between using -s or using -f!