[ale] bash script

[Eric Z. Ayers]

If you don't mind my saying so, it is kind of a silly question to ask
the list if a script works.  Ask a computer!  We're just a bunch of
fleshies. 


-Eric.
David S. Jackson writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > I want a script to check for the existence of a symlink.  The
 > symlink can be either $blackboxdir/styles -> $blackboxdir/Styles or
 > $blackboxdir/Styles -> $blackboxdir/styles.  It doesn't matter,
 > as long as both directories exist as either directory or symlink.
 > 
 > Will this work?
 > 
 > # if no symlink exists, create it.  Is syntax right?
 > if [ ! \(-L $blackboxdir/styles\) || \(-L $blackboxdir/Styles\) ]; then
 >   # create the symlink blah blah
 > else echo "Great!  You've already got the symlinks!"
 > fi
 > 
 > TIA!
 > 
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