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From: Peter De Zutter <goanookie@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Bash scripting 2
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:30:47
Message-Id: ad3812630511111023q38a1d223yd6caf28d70f1583c@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] [OT] Bash scripting 2 by Peper
1 Hi,
2 you can check if the directory containing the file is writable, if it isn't
3 then you can't create a file.
4 Greetz
5 Peter
6
7
8 On 11/11/05, Peper <peper@×××××.pl> wrote:
9 >
10 > Hello,
11 > How can i check whether i can create or overwrite a file?
12 >
13 > For example:
14 > If /etc/conf.d/net cannot be overwritten or created it return false.
15 >
16 > Overwriting test would be -w /etc/conf.d/net, but how can i check if i can
17 > create this file? I could check whether i can create new files
18 > in /etc/conf.d, but how can i get /etc/conf.d/ from /etc/conf.d/net ?
19 >
20 > --
21 > Best Regards,
22 > Peper
23 > --
24 > gentoo-user@g.o mailing list
25 >
26 >
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28
29 --
30 I have plenty of common sense,
31 I just choose to ignore it.
32 --- Calvin