How to check if a symlink exists

Question

I\'m trying to check if a symlink exists in bash. Here\'s what I\'ve tried.

mda=/usr/mda
if [ ! -L $mda ]; then
  echo \"=> File doesn\'t exist\"
fi


mda         


        

Answer 1

Is the file really a symbolic link? If not, the usual test for existence is -r or -e.

See man test.