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The 6 test patterns that real-world Bash scripts actually use

Check if a file is really a file, whether a string contains anything, and whether you can run a program with these vital patterns.
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Applescript: Check if a file exists

Hey guys, need some help here<BR><BR><BR>I need a if then style check to see if a file exists on a thumbdrive, and I have no idea how, the volume name will always be the same, but it just needs to ...
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24 ways to check the status of files using if commands on Linux

There are a lot more ways to check files using if commands than many of us realize. Although this information is included in the bash man page, that man page has thousands of lines and you could ...