Checking if file exist with Jamf script (ROOT)

~ always resolves to the home path of the account running the command. When scripts are run as root, ~ will resolve to /private/var/root/

If you're trying to test for something against the currently logged in user, you need to get the logged in user name first, and in some cases the home path, though the latter isn't necessary if you're certain the home folder will always be in /Users/ If they are, you just plug the current user name into a path like /Users/username/path/to/somefile Example below:

1#!/bin/sh
2
3loggedInUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)
4
5if [ -e "/Users/$loggedInUser/<rest of path here>/somefile" ]; then
6    *do something*
7else
8    *do something else*
9fi

Hi Yarin,

I am a little unclear what you mean by "Current User location ( ~ )", but in bash, for instance, what you are looking for would be something like this -

1#!/bin/bash
2
3filelookingfor="/pathtofile/filename"
4
5if [ -f $filelookingfor ];
6then
7# found the file do something
8echo "found file"
9else
10# didn't find the file, do something
11echo "file not found"
12fi

@mm2270 posted a load of loop scripts. Can nest an if/else command into any of them for example.

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@mm2270 I wrote a similar code and I don't know why but what you wrote works ! thanks !!!
I tested it on sierra and now I'll try to run it on other MacOS to be sure.
I'm using it to test if our Safari Extension product exist and if not remove it (and safari must be restarted)
The script will be used by costumers IT teams to deploy.
I'm sharing The code with you:

1#!/bin/bash
2#
3##############################################################
4###     Function to Restart Safari from Last Session       ###
5##############################################################
6function ReSafari {
7    echo "Restarting Safari to update WalkMe Extension removal"
8    osascript -e 'tell application "Safari" 
9        quit
10    end tell
11    delay 2 -- Wait for Safari to close
12    tell application "Safari" to activate
13    tell application "System Events"
14        tell process "Safari"
15            click menu item "Reopen All Windows From Last Session" of menu "History" of menu bar 1
16        end tell
17    end tell'
18}
19##############################################################
20### Checking for current user :
21loggedInUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)
22###
23###########################################################
24###           Function to Remove Extenion               ###
25###########################################################
26function UNEXTZ {
27    ### Pull the current user
28    loggedInUser=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console)
29    ### Removing Extension extz from Safari Library
30    echo "Removing WalkMe Extension from Safari library"
31    RM /Users/$loggedInUser/Library/Safari/Extensions/Walkme Extension.safariextz
32    ### Checking if extension exist after removal:
33    echo "Checking if WalkMe Extension Was Removed properly"
34    if [ -e /Users/$loggedInUser/Library/Safari/Extensions/Walkme Extension.safariextz ]; then
35        echo "Could Not Remove WalkMe Extension"
36    else
37        echo "WalkMe Has Been Successfully Removed"
38        ### Enable the folowing Command to Restart Safari (To Compelete the Task You must Restart Safari!):
39        ReSafari
40    fi
41}
42##############################################################
43###                       Script                           ###
44##############################################################
45### Checking if Extension is Installed:
46if [ -e /Users/$loggedInUser/Library/Safari/Extensions/Walkme Extension.safariextz ]; then
47    echo "WalkMe Extension IS Installed"
48    UNEXTZ
49else
50    echo "WalkMe Extension NOT Installed!"
51fi```