How do I tell if a regular file does not exist in Bash?
问题 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 $FILE does not exist." fi What's the correct syntax to use if I only want to check if the file does not exist? #!/bin/bash FILE=$1 if [ $FILE does not exist ]; then echo "File $FILE does not exist." fi 回答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