NAME [edit section]

is_abs_path

SYNOPSIS [edit section]

is_abs_path <path>

DESCRIPTION [edit section]

Checks if the supplied path is absolute (starts with /) or relative.

EXAMPLES [edit section]

Here are some sample invocations:

  is_abs_path /usr/share/foo (returns 0)
  is_abs_path foo (returns 1)

Usage within an if-else statement:

  if is_abs_path $MYFILEPATH; then
    echo "absolute path"
  else
    echo "relative path"
  fi

ENVIRONMENT and ARGUMENTS [edit section]

• $1 is the path argument

RETURN [edit section]

Returns 0 if the path is absolute and 1 otherwise.

SOURCE [edit section]

Located in scripts/functions.sh

SEE ALSO [edit section]