`if [-e file.txt]` not working in bash

Question

I\'m trying to check if a file exists using bash. This is my code

if [-e file.txt]; then
  echo \"file exists\"
else
  echo \"file doesn\'t exist\"
fi
         


        

Answer 1

Woops, turns out I needed a space between [ and -e. Like this:

if [ -e file.txt ]; then
  echo "file exists"
else
  echo "file doesn't exist"
fi