#!/bin/bash
# test-file: Evaluate the status of a file
echo "Hey what's the File/Directory name (using the absolute path)?"
read FILE
if [ -e "$FILE" ]; then
  if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "$FILE is a regular file."
  fi
  if [ -d "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "$FILE is a directory."
  fi
  if [ -r "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "$FILE is readable."
  fi
  if [ -w "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "$FILE is writable."
  fi
  if [ -x "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "$FILE is executable/searchable."
  fi
else
  echo "$FILE does not exist"
  exit 1
fi
exit

$ ls 
test    dirname
$ bash test-file.sh
Hey what's the File/Directory name (using the absolute path)?
test
test is a regular file.
test is readable.
test is writable.
$ bash test-file.sh
Hey what's the File/Directory name (using the absolute path)?
dirname
dirname is a directory.
dirname is readable.
dirname is writable.
dirname is executable/searchable.