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Bash script to check files in list exist in directory
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#Check Files in list from file exist or doesn't exist in directory.
if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ $# -eq 1 ]
then
echo "You must pass the path to file with the list and the path to directory to check files. \nsh check-file-exist-from-list.sh path/to/file path/to/directory"
exit 1
fi
while read -r file; do
if [ -e "$2/$file" ]; then
echo "$file exists in $2"
else
echo "$file doesn't exist in $2"
fi
done < "$1"
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