> I'm confused; why can't you use test -d for that? You are absolutely right. I had a writers block, and forgot all abt this. this solves a lot
if [ -d /a/b/c/d ]; then echo 1>&2 directory /a/b/c/d already exist exit 9; fi frank = -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]