The following script makes use of the file test operators provided by the test command (actually, its shortcut []) to get some information regarding the files recommended by the user.
Please note that test uses the term file for both files and directories (folders) in many cases.
Code
Updated on Apr 4, 2017, 7:31 PM IST: filename variables used in the test expressions are now given inside double quotes to avoid issues caused by white spaces or other special characters.
#!/bin/sh
echo "FILE TEST OPERATORS FOR A SINGLE FILE"
echo "=====================================\n"
echo "Enter a filename: "
read filename
echo -n "\nWhether the file is existing: "
if [ -e "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
echo -n "Whether the file is a file: "
if [ -f "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
else
echo "No"
fi
echo -n "Whether the file is a directory: "
if [ -d "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
else
echo "No"
fi
echo -n "Has read permission: "
if [ -r "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
else
echo "No"
fi
echo -n "Has write permission: "
if [ -w "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
else
echo "No"
fi
echo -n "Has execution permission: "
if [ -x "$filename" ]; then
echo "Yes"
else
echo "No"
fi
else
echo "No. Skipping single file tests."
fi
echo "\nFILE TEST OPERATORS FOR TWO FILES"
echo "=================================\n"
echo "Enter filename1: "
read filename1
echo "Enter filename2: "
read filename2
if [ ! -e "$filename1" ] || [ ! -e "$filename2" ] ; then
echo "\nBoth files should exist before they can be compared."
else # Both files exist
if [ "$filename1" -nt "$filename2" ]; then
echo "\n$filename1 is newer than $filename2"
else
echo "$filename1 is older than $filename2"
fi
fi
The code is self explanatory. -e tests whether the file (or folder) is existing. -f tests whether the filename represents a directory (i.e., folder). The code goes on like this.
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