Return type: Switch
Returns:       An operator that returns true if the system path named by the string expression exists and is a directory, and false otherwise. Using isnt will reverse this result.

Syntax

file string-expression (is | isnt) directory

A test that succeeds if the system path named by the string expression exists and is a directory.

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