Bash – Check If Directory Exists

Bash Program to Check if A Directory Exists

Q. How do I check if a directory exists or not?

Add the following code to a shell script to verify if defined directory exists. Then execute a set of statement if directory exists:

• Check if a directory exists:
  
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  if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then # Script statements if $DIR exists. fi

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  if [ - d "$DIR" ] ; then # Script statements if $DIR exists. fi

• Check if a directory doesn’t exist:
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  if [ ! -d "$DIR" ]; then # script statements if $DIR doesn't exist. fi

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  if [ ! - d "$DIR" ] ; then # script statements if $DIR doesn't exist. fi

Example

A sample shell script to navigate to a specific directory only if exists.