The "if ( -e filename )" blues...

[MUHAMMAD A. MUQUIT]

In article <1991Jun17.195519.12713 at murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Edward Schwab
writes:
>Help!  I'm trying to run a simple csh shell file that sets $OUT.out to an
>output filename and $PROG to a program name, will search for $OUT.out, and
>delete it...  I'm trying to do an "if ( -e $OUT.out ) set x=$<", which will
>wait for an ENTER before continuing with the program...  The only thing is
>that the "if ( -e )" statement (that searches for the existance of the file)
>runs if there is an actual $OUT.out file or not...  **sigh**  How can I make
>this wait for an enter keypress ONLY if $OUT.out exists???  All of the other
>if -e's work (the echos and the rm...)  BTW, the actual executable is called
>.$PROG; this is called up by $PROG...  :)
>
>I hope this message makes SOME sense when you look at the actual shell script
>below:
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  
>#!/bin/csh
>setenv OUT for005
>setenv PROG asymtc1
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) clear
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo '******************************************************'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo 'You have a leftover '$OUT'.out file.  Since '$PROG''
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo 'will end up choking on this leftover file,  I am going'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo 'to  delete  it  for  you.  If  you  do not  want me to'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo 'delete it, hit ^C, ENTER, and rename it to a different'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo '                      filename.'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo '******************************************************'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo ' '
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) echo ' If you want it deleted, press ENTER now to continue.'
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) set x=$<
>if ( -e $OUT.out ) rm $OUT.out
>.$PROG
>echo 'Now filtering...'
>mv $OUT.out $OUT.asa
>asa $OUT.asa >$OUT.out
>rm $OUT.asa
>echo ' '
>echo 'Done!  File written to '$OUT.out'.'
>echo ' '
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>			Thanks, 
>				- Ed  (eas at turing.acs.virginia.edu)
>				      (eschwab at polaris.cv.nrao.edu)


What about this?

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#!/bin/csh
setenv OUT for005
setenv PROG asymtc1
if ( -e $OUT.out ) then 
echo -n "continue [y]?"
set x=$<
if ( $x != n ) then
echo "Things you want to do here"
endif
else
echo "file does not exist, exiting shell"
endif
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is this what you want?
Thanks.

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