This is untested and from memory, but:

if [test -f <filename>]
then
echo "found"
else
echo "help, are you an idiot"
fi

--Scott


--- Sinard Xing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Can someone recommend good unix mailing list
> 
> by the way how to check the existence of a file ?
> 
> My logic :
> 
>       if (findThisFile(/tmp/myfile.txt) == 0)
>               echo "the file is exists"
>       else
>               echo "file not found"
>       endif
> 
> 
> what is the unix function for findThisFile()
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Sinardy
> Hoping Peace in Middle East 
> and the rest of the World
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