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else - execute command if a condition is not met¶

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else - execute command if a condition is not met

Synopsis

if CONDITION; COMMANDS\_TRUE...; [else; COMMANDS\_FALSE...;] end

Description

if will execute the command CONDITION. If the condition's exit status is 0, the commands COMMANDS_TRUE will execute. If it is not 0 and else is given, COMMANDS_FALSE will be executed.

Example

The following code tests whether a file foo.txt exists as a regular file.

if test -f foo.txtecho foo.txt existselseecho foo.txt does not existend