CODE EXAMPLE FOR SHELL

how to check a path is file or director in shell script

#!/bin/bash

########### to check for a directory ###########
path="./folder"
if [[ -d $path ]]; then
	echo "$1 Directory exists"
fi

# or

[ -d "folder" ] && echo Directory exists

########### to check for a file ###########
path="./file.txt"
if [[ -f $path ]]; then
	echo "$1 File exists"
fi

# or

[ -f "file.txt" ] && echo file exists