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# Directory Exists

This assertion type helps you to verify if a certain directory exists.

## Existing

Provide a TRUE (1) as expected to check that the directory should exist.

```yaml
directory_exists:
    - name: "DocRoot exists"
      directory: "/var/www/html"
      expected: 1
```

## Not Existing

Provide a FALSE (0) as expected to check that the directory does not exist at all.

```yaml
directory_exists:
    - name: "DocRoot must not exist"
      directory: "/var/www/html/public"
      expected: 0
```