exists command

[Kenneth Brody]

Dennis Malen wrote:
> 
> I am using the exists command in the following manner:
> 
> if:      exists("/tmp/rnx/banco.wp") le "0"
> Then: (do something)
> 
> Am I using exists wrong. I have quotes in the paren. If I take the quotes out
> I get an error.
> 
> If the file does not exist I want it to do something.

The statement you have is valid, and means "if the file doesn't exist
[exists returns zero], or an error occurs checking if it exists [exists
returns less than zero]".

We can't answer "am I using exists wrong" without knowing what you are
trying to do, and what "doesn't work".

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