#!/bin/sh -u
# File-testing operations by the TEST command in an IF statement
# Reference: Chapter 11
# For a larger list of file-testing operators used by TEST, see p.372
# -IAN! idallen@ncf.ca

path=/etc/passwd

if [ -f "$path" ] ; then
	echo "The path '$path' is a plain file"
else
	echo "The path '$path' is missing or is not a file"
fi

if [ -r "$path" ] ; then
	echo "The path '$path' is readable"
else
	echo "The path '$path' is missing or not readable"
fi

if [ -s "$path" ] ; then
	echo "The path '$path' has a size bigger than zero"
else
	echo "The path '$path' is missing or empty (zero size)"
fi