---
name: "skip-if-file-exists"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skip-if-file-exists"
---

# skip-if-file-exists(1)

filter out lines naming existing files

## NAME

skip-if-file-exists - filter out lines naming existing files

## SYNOPSIS

**skip-if-file-exists**

## DESCRIPTION

**skip-if-file-exists** reads a list of potential filenames from standard input (one per line) and prints on standard output those lines naming files that do not (yet) exist.

## SEE ALSO

[**nquire**(1)](/nquire/1.md).