Chef/Modernize/ConditionalUsingTest

The Cookstyle cops department: Chef/Modernize

Enabled by default	Supports autocorrection	Target Chef Version
Enabled	Yes	All Versions

Use ::File.exist?(’/foo/bar’) instead of the slower ’test -f /foo/bar’ which requires shelling out

Examples

only_if 'test -f /bin/foo'

only_if { ::File.exist?('bin/foo') }

Name	Default value	Configurable values
Version Added	6.11.0	String
Include		Array

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