File Check Scripts

This repository contains two Bash scripts:

1. check_file.sh – Checks if a file exists.
2. count_files.sh – Counts how many files are in a specified directory.

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📝 Script Descriptions

✅ check_file.sh

Usage:

./check_file.sh filename

• Takes a filename (relative or absolute) as an argument.
• Prints whether the file exists or not.

Example:

./check_file.sh myfile.txt

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📊 count_files.sh

Usage:

./count_files.sh /absolute/path/to/directory

• Takes an absolute path to a directory.
• Counts and displays how many files (not subdirectories) are inside the directory.

Example:

./count_files.sh /home/naomi/Documents

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🔧 Make Scripts Executable

Before using the scripts, make them executable:

chmod +x check_file.sh count_files.sh

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📌 Notes

• Make sure you have Bash installed (common on Linux and macOS, available via Git Bash or WSL on Windows).
• Use absolute paths to avoid unexpected behavior.

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📎 License

This project is open source and free to use under the MIT License.