Great Jeff, thanks, Just what I was looking for,
if (not -e '/path') is new to me, that's a great way of handling it! Thanks, Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Tony'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 2:29 AM Subject: RE: file exists statement > <statement> unless -e '/dir/path/file'; > > -or- > > if ( not -e '/dir/path/file' ) { > <statements> > } > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]