How do I tell if a regular file does not exist in Bash?

Question

I\'ve used the following script to see if a file exists:

#!/bin/bash

FILE=$1     
if [ -f $FILE ]; then
   echo \"File $FILE exists.\"
else
   echo \"File $         


        

Answer 1

The test command ([ here) has a "not" logical operator which is the exclamation point (similar to many other languages). Try this:

if [ ! -f /tmp/foo.txt ]; then
    echo "File not found!"
fi