Rowland Penny via Dng [05/02/2019 21.59]:

>>   I think you meant to write:
>>
>> if [ ! -d /var/run/barman ]; then mkdir -p /var/run/barman; fi
>>
>
> even better:
>
> [[ -d /var/run/barman ]] || mkdir -p /var/run/barman

Or even simpler:

mkdir -p /var/run/barman

If the directory or any of its parents does not exist, it is created.
Otherwise, the command just returns without any output.
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Hilsen Harald