bash error handlng - does file exist?

Question

I have a script to decrypt an encrypted file - but I only want to do it if the file exists.

bash -c "openssl rsautl -decrypt -inkey key.pem -in encrypted.dat -out decrypted.txt"

Is there an easy way to only do this if the .dat file exists?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '15 at 15:30

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if [ -e encrypted.dat ]; then echo exists; else echo does not exist; fi

answered Nov 19 '15 at 15:30

balabhi

what the fi at the end? – user3437721 Nov 19 '15 at 15:33
@user3437721: The `fi` marks the end of the `if` statement, like the `then` marks the start of the body of the `if` statement and the `else` marks the end of the body of the `if` and the start of the `else` clause. – Jonathan Leffler Nov 19 '15 at 15:34

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