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File Attributes Comparison
#File Attributes Comparison are
-a file : True if file exists.
-b file : True if file exists and is a block special file.
-c file : True if file exists and is a character special file.
-d dir : True if file exists and is a directory.
-e file : True if file exists.
-f file : True if file exists and is a regular file.
-g file : True if file exists and is set-group-id.
-h file : True if file exists and is a symbolic link.
-k file : True if file exists and its ‘‘sticky’’ bit is set.
-p file : True if file exists and is a named pipe (FIFO).
-r file : True if file exists and is readable.
-s file : True if file exists and has a size greater than zero.
-t fd : True if file descriptor fd is open and refers to a terminal.
-u file : True if file exists and its set-user-id bit is set.
-w file : True if file exists and is writable.
-x file : True if file exists and is executable.
-O file : True if file exists and is owned by the effective user id.
-G file : True if file exists and is owned by the effective group id.
-L file : True if file exists and is a symbolic link.
-S file : True if file exists and is a socket.
-N file : True if file exists and has been modified since it was last read.
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