im looking for a script toe accomplish the following

if /path/to/file = does not exist
then execute /opt/runthisscript

if /path/to/file = exists

exit.

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sounds simple, but i know nothing about bash.

thanks.

Well, don't you really want to read 'man bash'?
if [ -f /etc/passwd ]; then echo ; else echo; fi;

<Looked at your threads. Well, don't you really think it's easier to read info bash once?>

reading man bash is like japense algebra to me still.

thank you.

Well, don't despair. Try to read and understand it - it is not hard. Try t odo your best (it's important!). When you are finally stuck, ask someone. For example, here.

thats what i did, and i appreciate your help.

No, you asked how to do something, and I meant that you could ask how to understand something written in man bash.

i simply asked for help. don't think i didn't google around and try to figure it out on my own before posting.

quit being a jack*ss about it. i understand your my time isn't more valuable than yours, etc.. I GET IT.

No, I don't say you should not ask questions like this! By the way, if everyone asks a question about something (s)he doesn't know and answers a question about something (s)he knows, everybody wins. I'm talking about different thing - you obviously try to use bash - it's good. You obviously try yo read documentation - it's also good. But you have problems understanding it. I know that such a problem is sometimes psychological. I recommend you to ask here not only for help about surface problem, but also for help about deeper problem. You seem to understand that I meant you would only ask for help about deeper problem - I don't mean so. By the way, some people say that Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is good. I cannot comment - I've read man bash first, info bash second and I'm too lazy to read something else of the same volume on the same topic.

P.S. Sorry if my tone in previous messages seemed rude.