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else - execute command if a condition is not met
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::

    if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE ...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE ...;] end

Description
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:doc:`if <if>` will execute the command *CONDITION**.
If the condition's exit status is 0, the commands *COMMANDS_TRUE* will execute.
If it is not 0 and **else** is given, *COMMANDS_FALSE* will be executed.


Example
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The following code tests whether a file *foo.txt* exists as a regular file.

::

    if test -f foo.txt
        echo foo.txt exists
    else
        echo foo.txt does not exist
    end