Try this...
#!/bin/bash
shopt -s nullglob
# no need for ls, echo is built-in to the shell
var=$( echo *.txt )
if [ -n "$var" ]; then
echo "yes"
else
echo "no"
fi
On Fri, Mar 04, 2011 at 12:35:06AM +0100, William Windels wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can someone help me with a litle bash-script?
>
> I would like to test if there is a txt-file in the current working directory.
>
> I was thinking about the following code for the bashscript:
>
> var=${ls *.txt} && if [ -n "$var" ]; then echo "yes" else echo "no" ; fi
>
> The error I have here is:
> ${ls *.txt}: bad substitution
>
> the -n options looks if the variable is not empty , I think.
>
> Could someone help me pls?
>
> Thx for your help,
>
> best regards,
> William Windels
>
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