how i can check if the path (file) exist or not in unix bash?

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i want to check a path if exist or not before pass it as argument

Ian Purton · Answer 1 · 2010-10-06 08:49:10Z

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if [ -d /tmp ]
then
    echo the directory exists
fi

answered Oct 6 '10 at 8:43

	`i execute if [ -d / $1 ] ; then echo the directory exists else echo the directory not exists fi` .... but always the result is echo the directory not exists ....the command is root@host/>`./bash.sh text.txt` – Mohammad AL-Rawabdeh Oct 6 '10 at 10:01
	you need ";" before "else", additional one before "fi" won't hurt either. You also have a space between "/" and "$1" – Hubert Kario Oct 6 '10 at 10:14

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