\section if if - Conditionally execute a command \subsection if-synopsis Synopsis if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE...;] end \subsection if-description Description if will execute the command CONDITION. If the condition's exit status is 0, the commands COMMANDS_TRUE will execute. If it is not 0 and else is given, COMMANDS_FALSE will be executed. Hint: use begin; ...; end for complex conditions. \subsection if-example Example
if test -f foo.txt
	echo foo.txt exists
else
	echo foo.txt does not exist
end
will print foo.txt exists if the file foo.txt exists and is a regular file, otherwise it will print foo.txt does not exist.