How do I check if a folder exists in Chef?

Question

This is my code:

if !::File.exist?(\"#{node[\'iis\'][\'home\']}\\\\backup\\\\BkpB4Chef\")
 windows_batch \"Backup IIS Config\" do
  code <<-EOH
   \"#{node         


        

Answer 1

Use Dir.exists?. You can also replace if ! condition by unless condition which reads a bit better.

unless Dir.exist? "#{node['iis']['home']}\\backup\\BkpB4Chef"
 windows_batch "Backup IIS Config" do
  code <<-EOH
   "#{node['iis']['home']}"\\appcmd add backup BkpB4Chef
  EOH
 end
end