Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:47:01 -0400 From: Rod Person <roddierod@hotpop.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bash scripting help/suggestions. Message-ID: <20011020174701.7a8f156a.roddierod@hotpop.com> In-Reply-To: <20011020234430.A568@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20011020173545.6cf189ff.roddierod@hotpop.com> <20011020234430.A568@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Thanks. That exactly what I needed. It was Sat, 20 Oct 2001 23:44:30 +0200 and I don't really know but somebody said: > On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 05:35:45PM -0400, Rod Person wrote: > > man test(1) tells you how to check for a directory (and lots more BTW) > > mkdir -p might also interest you (see the mkdir man page) > > > I'm creating a bash script and I need to know if a directory exists > and if it doesn't create it. So far the only why I can see to determine > if a directory exists is to try to cd to it and if it doesn't exists > trap the error. Is there a better way or a function that I am missing? > If not how do you trap a error in bash, if at all possible. > > > > Rod > > > > http://storm.prohosting.com/osbeef/osbeef.htm > > > > '....musical rhythms can mess with your head...' > > - T La Rock > > "It's your's" > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > ---end of quoted text--- > > -- > | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org > |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands Rod http://storm.prohosting.com/osbeef/osbeef.htm '....musical rhythms can mess with your head...' - T La Rock "It's your's" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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