On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 23:10 +0000, Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Silvan Villiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've started to learn scripting in linux. But I have some troubles > > understandig the redirection of the streams. I tried to test whether a > > directory already exists using the ls command (didn't find a bether > > solution) and whenever ls doesn't find such a directory it writes an > > [ -d /some/directory ] && echo "directory exists" >&2 || echo "nope. does > not exist" >&2
A more explicit way to write this would be: if [ -d /some/directory ]; then echo "directory exists" else echo "nope. does not exist" fi -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B Alles touristen und non-technischen looken peepers! Das machinkontrol is nicht for gefengerpoken und mittengrabben. Oderwise is easy schnappen der springenverk, blowenfus, undpoppencorken mit spitzensparken. Der machine is diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur geverken by das dumpkopfen. Das rubber necken sightseenen keepen das cotton-picken hands in das pockets. So relaxen, und vatchen das blinkenlights.
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