else - execute command if a condition is not met ================================================ Synopsis -------- if CONDITION; COMMANDS_TRUE...; [else; COMMANDS_FALSE...;] end Description ----------- ``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 ------- 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