Creating Directory

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi All,

As I m very new for Unix, I need to check for a directory and move a file. If Directory is not found, The script should create a directory and move the file. Can any one help here.

2 
dir="/home/somedirectory"
if [ -d $dir ]
then
echo "The directory $dir exists"
cp pathoffiletocopy .
else 
mkdir -p $dir
cd $dir
cp pathoffiletocopy .
fi

try somethink like this. I did not test it but logic should be like this.

Thanks

3

May I improve this? :slight_smile:

I also did not test it, but I noticed this two things at first sight :wink:

4

semicolon worked as a command separator. if you have already wrote the command on the new line. no need of that.

if [ -d $dir ]; then # must need

if [ -d $dir ] # not needed
then
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5

anchal_khare, that's right, thanks! I'm glad I learned something new respectively got reminded :slight_smile:

6

the minimal

dir="/home/somedirectory"
[ -d $dir ] || mkdir $dir
cp pathoffiletocopy $dir/
7

Not necessary to check the existence of the directory if you use the -p option:

dir="/home/somedirectory"
mkdir -p $dir
cp pathoffiletocopy $dir
8

Remember, if you are going to use

 mkdir -p $dir

make sure that you have an absolute path for $dir

dir="/home/somedirectory"

NOT

dir="./somedirectory"

Or you could be building directory trees all over the place! :wink: