how to check if a directory exists in linux code example
Example 1: linux command if directory exists
DIR="/etc/httpd/"
if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
### Take action if $DIR exists ###
echo "Installing config files in ${DIR}..."
else
### Control will jump here if $DIR does NOT exists ###
echo "Error: ${DIR} not found. Can not continue."
exit 1
fi
Example 2: shell script to check the directory exists
Directory="/opt"
if [ -d "$Directory" ];
then
echo -e "it's exits\n"
fi
### To check if it's not exists
if [ ! -d "$Directory" ];
then
echo -e "It's not there\n"
fi