hfavr@mtuxo.UUCP (a.reed) (08/18/86)
> Here's something I've wanted to do for a while but I can't seem to find the > way to do it. > > In the csh you can do something like > > ls foo > if (! $status) then > echo "foo exists" > endif > > The key thing here is the ability to NOT the value of status. How is > this similar thing done in Bourne shell. > > if ! ls foo > then > echo foo does not exist > fi > > In summary, how can I take the logical NOT of a command's return value in > the Bourne shell (which is God's gift to U**X :-)? > -- > "Life is but a dream" - Lope de Vega > "...for some and a NIGHTMARE for others!" Merlin, "Excalibur", the movie > Disclaimer? What disclaimer? I can back everything up with as much > drivel as you like! Use "else", i.e.: if ls foo then echo '\c' else echo foo does not exist fi Adam Reed (ihnp4!npois!adam)