A systems administrator is developing a script to copy a file if it exists and return an error if it does not. Given the following incomplete script: Which of the following statements is missing…

The correct answer is C. else. An else statement is required to handle the condition when the file does not exist so the script can return the error message instead of attempting the copy operation.

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Question

A systems administrator is developing a script to copy a file if it exists and return an error if it does not. Given the following incomplete script:

Which of the following statements is missing from the script?

Exhibit

Options

Awhile
Bdone
Celse
Dfor

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(23 responses)

B
4% (1)
C
96% (22)

Explanation

An else statement is required to handle the condition when the file does not exist so the script can return the error message instead of attempting the copy operation.

Topics

#bash scripting#conditional logic#if-else#file existence check

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