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05-25-2007
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| | test for file existence Hi, What is the best way to test for file or directory existence? ls file.txt | out-null 2>&1 if ($? -eq "True"){ .... } |
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05-25-2007
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| | Re: test for file existence "Frank" <Frank@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4F93698C-A4D2-4819-8885-F76E60642776@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > What is the best way to test for file or directory existence? > > ls file.txt | out-null 2>&1 > if ($? -eq "True"){ > ... > } You can use the Test-Path cmdlet for this. test-path file.txt -- Keith |
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