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Check that the argument is a file

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Hi In Shell Script, how do I check that the argument is a file? Thanks in advance Jose

Name: thepubba
Date: April 30, 2005 at 11:56:53 Pacific

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#!/bin/ksh if [[ -f $1 ]] then print "It's a file" else print "It ain't" fi

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Name: Dlonra
Date: May 1, 2005 at 17:52:55 Pacific

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also, man test

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if(-f $1) then echo " $1 is file" else echo " $1 is not a file" fi Hello I am working extensively on SCM and Unix

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