How to check if the directory is symlink in chef

Question

I just want to do delete directory if it is not symlnik.

directory "/var/www/html/" do
  action :delete
  only_if ???
end

sethvargo · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-18T17:04:23.747

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The selected answer will not work on Windows or systems where Bash is the default interpreter. You should use a Ruby solution to be cross-platform (and faster, since there's no process spawning):

directory '/var/www/html' do
  action :delete
  not_if { File.symlink?('/var/www/html') }
end

edited Mar 18 '15 at 17:04

answered Apr 06 '14 at 18:18

sethvargo

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Thank you! It sounds good. I changed the recipe and it works nice! Cookbook needs to be cross-platform. I changed the answer selection to yours. – morizotter Apr 07 '14 at 16:35

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 06 '14 at 11:29

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How about:

directory "/var/www/html/" do
    action :delete
    not_if "test -L /var/www/html/"
end

test -L $file returns 0 (true) if $file is a symlink.

answered Apr 06 '14 at 11:29

Josh Jolly

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Thanks! I solved the problem with your solution. But I eliminate last slash of paths. – morizotter Apr 06 '14 at 12:04
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I would go for a ruby-based solution in the `not_if` block. See [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4897568/ruby-on-rails-check-if-a-directory-file-symlink-exists-with-one-command). – StephenKing Apr 06 '14 at 12:12
Thank you. ruby-based solution is better. – morizotter Apr 07 '14 at 20:06

How to check if the directory is symlink in chef

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