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Unix - Shell File Test Operators Example
Here is an example which uses all the file test operatos:
Assume a variable file holds an existing file name "/var/www/tutorialspoint/unix/test.sh" whose size is 100 bytes and has read, write and execute permission on:
#!/bin/sh
file="/var/www/tutorialspoint/unix/test.sh"
if [ -r $file ]
then
echo "File has read access"
else
echo "File does not have read access"
fi
if [ -w $file ]
then
echo "File has write permission"
else
echo "File does not have write permission"
fi
if [ -x $file ]
then
echo "File has execute permission"
else
echo "File does not have execute permission"
fi
if [ -f $file ]
then
echo "File is an ordinary file"
else
echo "This is sepcial file"
fi
if [ -d $file ]
then
echo "File is a directory"
else
echo "This is not a directory"
fi
if [ -s $file ]
then
echo "File size is zero"
else
echo "File size is not zero"
fi
if [ -e $file ]
then
echo "File exists"
else
echo "File does not exist"
fi
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This would produce following result:
File has read access
File has write permission
File has execute permission
File is an ordinary file
This is not a directory
File size is zero
File exists
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There are following points to note down:
There must be spaces between operators and expressions for example 2+2 is not correct, where as it should be written as 2 + 2.
if...then...else...fi statement is a decision making statement which has been explained in next chapter.
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