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Reputation: 113

Removing a Directory if it exists

I have a directory named Directory_X and I want to check if it exists. I want to remove it, if it exists and create another directory named Directory_Y. I tried the below code, it is showing if:Expression Syntax error

if [ -d "Directory_X" ]; then
rm -rf Directory_X
mkdir Directory_Y  
fi

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5520

Answers (1)

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P.P

Reputation: 121427

You are using POSIX sh syntax whereas your shell appears to be csh/tcsh. The if statement syntax is different for tsch:

if ( ! -d "Directory_X" ) then
    rm -rf Directory_X
    mkdir Directory_Y  
endif

Upvotes: 2

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