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Re: do shell script & freeeeeze!
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Re: do shell script & freeeeeze!


  • Subject: Re: do shell script & freeeeeze!
  • From: Nigel Smith <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:53:26 +0000

On 25/2/03 21:23, "julifos" <email@hidden> wrote:

> I was looking a one-line script to check whether an item is a file or a
> folder, then (if folder) list its contents.
>
> ####################################
>
> set I_dont_know_if_is_folder to posix path of alias "HD:I am a file"
>
> do shell script "cd '" & I_dont_know_if_is_folder & "'; ls -R"

How about:

set x to posix path of alias "HD:I am a file"
do shell script "if [ -d " & x & " ]; then ls -R " & x & " ;fi"

Literally "if x is a directory, list it recursively.

HTH,

Nigel
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