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Bash test if directory is writable
# By path
if [ -w "/path/to/dir" ]; then echo "WRITABLE"; else echo "NOT WRITABLE"; fi
# Current dir
if [ -w `pwd` ]; then echo "WRITABLE"; else echo "NOT WRITABLE"; fi
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nomaed commented Jul 20, 2022

For a quick check, this syntax is shorter:

[ -w "/path/to/dir" ] && echo "WRITEABLE" || echo "NOT WRITEABLE

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