[JENKINS-38856] BasicStep - dirExists

Hi, it would be really nice if there was a dirExists() function that worked like fileExists()

Currently the only way to do this is to use a complicated subshell which clutters up the logs:

def dirExists(path) {

    def exists = sh returnStdout: true, script: """path=\$(compgen -G \"${path}\") || true

if [ ! -z \"\$path\" -a -d \"\$path\" ]; then 

    echo true 

else 

    echo false 

fi

    """

    return (exists == 'true')

}

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Originally reported by eeaston, imported from: BasicStep - dirExists

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): workflow-basic-steps-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 3
  
• imported: 20251215-220547
  

Raw content of original issue

Hi, it would be really nice if there was a dirExists() function that worked like fileExists()


Currently the only way to do this is to use a complicated subshell which clutters up the logs:



def dirExists(path) {

    def exists = sh returnStdout: true, script: """path=\$(compgen -G \"${path}\") || true

        if [ ! -z \"\$path\" -a -d \"\$path\" ]; then 

            echo true 

        else 

            echo false 

        fi

    """

    return (exists == 'true')

}