filetest built-in command for tcsh: Apply the op file inquiry operator to a file

Format

filetest -op file

Description

filetest applies op (which is a file inquiry operator) to each file and returns the results as a space-separated list. For more information about file inquiry operators, see File inquiry operators.

Examples

  1. To use the filetest command to retrieve the security label: :
    > filetest -m myfile
    SYSLOW
  2. To test for a specific security label using an if statement:
    if ( -m myfile == "SYSLOW" ) then
           echo  "myfile has seclabel of SYSLOW"
    endif

Related information

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