http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Script+CheckSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Script+CheckCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59838/how-do-i-check-if-a-directory-exists-or-not-in-a-bash-shell-scriptWhat command checks if a directory exists or not within a Bash shell script?Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:09:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/162291/how-to-check-if-a-process-is-running-via-a-batch-scriptHow can I check if an application is running from a batch (well cmd) file? I need to not launch another instance if a program is already running. (I can't change the app to make it single instance...Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:03:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/806906/how-do-i-test-if-a-variable-is-a-number-in-bashI just can't figure out how do I make sure an argument passed to my script is a number or not. All I want to do is something like this: test *isnumber* $1 && VAR=$1 || echo "need a number...Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:03:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/18215973/how-to-check-if-running-as-root-in-a-bash-scriptIn addition, with proper use of sudo, you could have the script check and see if it is running as root. If not, have it recall itself via sudo and then run with root permissions. Depending on what the script does, another option may be to set up a sudo entry for whatever specialized commands the script may need.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/6363441/check-if-a-file-exists-with-a-wildcard-in-a-shell-scriptThis looks like a grab bag of "don't do that" shell antipatterns. Don't use ls in scripts, don't check if the word count is zero, watch out for pretzel logic with backticks.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:17:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/592620/how-can-i-check-if-a-program-exists-from-a-bash-scriptCheck if some apt packages are installed with dpkg -s and install them otherwise. See: Check if an apt-get package is installed and then install it if it's not on Linux It was previously mentioned at: How can I check if a program exists from a Bash script?Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:23:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/6482377/check-existence-of-input-argument-in-a-bash-shell-scriptI need to check the existence of an input argument. I have the following script if [ "$1" -gt "-1" ] then echo hi fi I get [: : integer expression expected How do I check the input argument1 fi...Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:09:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/40082346/how-to-check-if-a-file-exists-in-a-shell-scriptHow to check if a file exists in a shell script Asked 9 years, 6 months ago Modified 2 years, 2 months ago Viewed 775k timesSat, 18 Apr 2026 03:39:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/4051883/batch-script-how-to-check-for-admin-rightsHow do I check if the current batch script has admin rights? I know how to make it call itself with runas but not how to check for admin rights. The only solutions I've seen are crude hack jobs or...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:18:00 GMThttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/35064964/powershell-script-to-check-if-service-is-started-if-not-then-start-itThe below is a compact script that will check if "running" and attempt start service until the service returns as running.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:09:00 GMT