existdir - UDM Command
Syntax
existdir logical-name=directory
Description
The existdir command verifies that the specified directory exists and reports the results to the user. It also sets a variable, _existdir, with the results.
There is no default directory.
The command is valid only for the HFS file system, which is the file system for UNIX, Windows, and z/OS (HFS only).
IBM i | HFS supports the root and QOpenSys file systems under IFS. |
|---|---|
z/OS | HFS supports the UNIX System Services file system. |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
logical-name | Logical name of the transfer server to execute the existdir command. |
directory | Name of the directory to check. This can be a relative path. |
Examples
The following examples assume that the logical name remotesys is valid.
To check the /home/max/tmp directory:
existdir remotesys=/home/max/tmp
if $(_lastrc) EQ 0
echo "The command ran correctly."
else
echo "Check for error or warning messages."
end
echo ""
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "yes">
echo "The directory exists."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "no">
echo "The directory does not exist."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "error">
echo "A file or system error occurred."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "">
echo "A command error occurred."
end
Windows
The example would be:
existdir remotesys=C:\home\max\tmp
...
To check the directory /home/max/tmp/abc using a relative path, assuming that the current directory is /home/max/ and that /home/max/tmp/abc exists.
existdir remotesys=tmp/abc
if $(_lastrc) EQ 0
echo "The command ran correctly."
else
echo "Check for error or warning messages."
end
echo ""
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "yes">
echo "The directory exists."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "no">
echo "The directory does not exist."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "error">
echo "A file or system error occurred."
end
if <"$(_existdir)" EQ "">
echo "A command error occurred."
end
Windows
The example would be:
existdir remotesys=tmp\abc
...