https://wiki.itadmins.net/ 2026-05-23T10:54:37+00:00 https://wiki.itadmins.net/ https://wiki.itadmins.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2020-02-24T10:16:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.itadmins.net/doku.php?id=cron:file_check&rev=1582539361&do=diff Checking file/directory existance before action Cron is a great tool but it can get annoying when you get mail after mail because you neglected to think your cronjob through. One problem a lot of people have is that they just want to move, copy or delete files and/or directories in a quick command. The problem is that if the file(s) and/or directory doesn't exist cron will send out a mail because it thinks it may be an error (non-zero return code).