Re: Checking if database exists on another server

From: Kevin Collins (spamtotrash_at_toomuchfiction.com)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 16:17:04 GMT

In article <4e657c51.0405200925.566d8ad2@posting.google.com>, zanzan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm writing a little script and I would like to find out if a certain
> database exists on a specific server.
>
> I tried this but it did not work :
>
> if [-x -h IpAdressOfOtherServer dbname ]; ...

And how is that supposed to do what you want? Both -x and -h take arguments,
but need something to "AND" (-a or &&, depending on shell) the tests:

if [[ -x IpAdressOfOtherServer -a -h dbname ]; ...

or

if [[ -x IpAdressOfOtherServer && -h dbname ]]; ...

Additionally, yours tests make no sense: -x tests a file to see if it is
executable and -h checks to see if it is a symbolic link, so your test is
saying:

If the file "IpAdressOfOtherServer" is executable AND the file "dbname" is a
symbolic link, do something.

Kevin

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