Return type: Switch
Returns:       Returns true if the path named is a file, and false otherwise. Using isnt instead of is will reverse the results.

Syntax

file string-expression (is | isnt) file

An operator that returns true if the file system path named by the string expression exists and is a file (not a directory).

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