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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T02:07:25+00:00 2026-05-28T02:07:25+00:00

Given a file path (e.g. /src/com/mot ), how can I check whether mot exists,

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Given a file path (e.g. /src/com/mot), how can I check whether mot exists, and create it if it doesn’t using Linux or shell scripting??

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    2026-05-28T02:07:25+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 2:07 am

    With bash/sh/ksh, you can do:

    if [ ! -d /directory/to/check ]; then
        mkdir -p /directory/toc/check
    fi
    

    For files, replace -d with -f, then you can do whatever operations you need on the non-existant file.

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