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# File Exists

Check if a specified file exist or not on terminal.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **File** *\<string> -* The name of the file that user wants to find. Please insert only the file name (full path of the file).
* **Target** *\<unquoted string> -* The control or variable that saves the result of this action. If the file is found, the returned value is 1, otherwise is 0.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Wildchar '\*' is not allowed in parameter **File**.
{% endhint %}


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