\section if if - Conditionally execute a command \subsection if-synopsis Synopsis if CONDITION; COMMAND_TRUE [else; COMMAND_FALSE] end; \subsection if-description Description if will execute the command CONDITION. If the commands exit status is zero, the command COMMAND_TRUE will execute. If it is not zero and COMMAND_FALSE is specified, COMMAND_FALSE will be executed. \subsection if-example Example
if test -f foo.txt echo foo.txt exists else echo foo.txt does not exist endwill print foo.txt exists if the file foo.txt exists and is a regular file, otherwise it will print foo.txt does not exist.