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Bash test if directory is writable
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test.sh
# By path
if [ -w "/path/to/dir" ]; then echo "WRITABLE"; else echo "NOT WRITABLE"; fi
# Current dir
if [ -w `pwd` ]; then echo "WRITABLE"; else echo "NOT WRITABLE"; fi
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nomaed commented Jul 20, 2022

For a quick check, this syntax is shorter:

[ -w "/path/to/dir" ] && echo "WRITEABLE" || echo "NOT WRITEABLE

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wjandrea commented Aug 8, 2025

@nomaed yeah but it's not as strict. E.g. if echo "WRITEABLE" fails, you'll get NOT WRITEABLE.

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