How to check more than 1 file specified files exists?

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi all,

One of my script crated created 2 files in a dirs Output.log and Output.tmp . Now in another script i need to check if both of the above mentioned files are present in a directory or not.

I know to check one file [ -e /$path/Output.log ] but need to check both the files.

Anyone could please tell me how to do that?

thanks
--girija

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Hi,
You can check as [ -e /$path/Output.log -a -e /$path/Output.tmp ]

Regards.

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what about or condition? how check if /$path/Output.log or -e /$path/Output.txt exists in a dir.

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The use of -a and -o for testing is deprecated, and discouraged for divers reasons.

If your shell supports it, use:

[[ -e /$path/Output.log && -e /$path/Output.tmp ]]

[[ -e /$path/Output.log || -e /$path/Output.tmp ]]

If your shell does not support the double [[ , use single [ in this manner:

[ -e /$path/Output.log ] && [ -e /$path/Output.tmp ]

[ -e /$path/Output.log ] || [ -e /$path/Output.tmp ]
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