Test Unix

Test Unix

test (Unix)
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test is a command-line utility found in Unix-like operating systems that evaluates conditional expressions.

Syntax
test expression
or

[ expression ]
Description
The test command in Unix evaluates the expression parameter. In some shells (such as FreeBSD sh(1)), it is a shell builtin, even though external version may still exists. In the second form of the command, the [ ] (brackets) must be surrounded by blank spaces, this is because the /bin/ directory [ is a program and POSIX compatible shells require a space between the program name and its arguments. One must test explicitly for file names in the C shell. File-name substitution (globbing) causes the shell script to exit.

Functions
The following functions are used to construct this parameter:

-e FileName - FileName exists.
Note: All remaining functions return true if the object (file or string) exists, and the condition specified is true.

-b Filename - Returns a True exit value if the specified FileName exists
and is a block special file.
-c FileName - FileName is a character special file.
-d FileName - FileName is a directory.

-f FileName - FileName is a regular file.
-g FileName - FileName's Set Group ID bit is set.
-h FileName - FileName is a symbolic link.
-k FileName - FileName's sticky bit is set.
-L FileName - FileName is a symbolic link.
-p FileName - FileName is a named pipe (FIFO).
-r FileName - FileName is readable by the current process.
-s FileName - FileName has a size greater than 0.
-t FileDescriptor - FileDescriptor is open and associated with a terminal.
-u FileName - FileName's Set User ID bit is set.
-w FileName - FileName's write flag is on. However, the FileName will
not be writable on a read-only file system even if test indicates...

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