path exists for default

Check whether a path exists.

Signature

> path exists --columns

Parameters

• --columns {table}: For a record or table input, check strings at the given columns, and replace with result

Notes

This only checks if it is possible to either open or cd to the given path. If you need to distinguish dirs and files, please use path type.

Examples

Check if a file exists

> '/home/joe/todo.txt' | path exists
false

Check if a file exists in a column

> ls | path exists -c [ name ]