On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:35:37PM -0400, Steven W. Orr wrote: > lrwxrwxrwx. 1 sorr fc 5 Aug 18 08:48 err -> errio > -rw-rw-r--. 1 sorr fc 3816 Aug 18 08:48 errio
> *836 > [[ -f err ]] > 837 > echo $? # BAD answer > 0 Sounds like you want this: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/097 - How do I determine whether a symlink is dangling (broken)?