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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Desc: Checks that a valid tar archive exists, creates one otherwise
+
+
+yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; }      #o Yell, Die, Try Three-Fingered Claw technique
+die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; }     #o Ref/Attrib: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25515370
+try() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } #o
+
+#===BEGIN Declare local script functions===
+checkMakeTar() {
+    # Desc: Checks that a valid tar archive exists, creates one otherwise
+    # Usage: checkMakeTar [ path ]
+    # Input: arg1: path of tar archive
+    # Output: exit code 0 (even if tar had to be created)
+    # Depends: try, tar, date
+    local PATH_TAR="$1"
+
+    # Check if file is a valid tar archive
+    if tar --list --file="$PATH_TAR" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	## T1: return success
+	return 0;
+    else
+	## F1: Check if file exists
+	if [[ -f "$PATH_TAR" ]]; then
+	    ### T: Rename file
+	    try mv "$PATH_TAR" "$PATH_TAR""--broken--""$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)";
+	else
+	    ### F: -
+	    :
+	fi
+	## F2: Create tar archive, return 0
+	try tar --create --file="$PATH_TAR" --files-from=/dev/null;
+	return 0;
+    fi
+} # checks if arg1 is tar; creates one otherwise
+#===END Declare local script functions===
+
+#====BEGIN sample code====
+myFile="/tmp/$(date +%s)..tar"
+yell "$myFile doesn't yet exist."
+if checkMakeTar "$myFile"; then
+    yell "checkMakeTar() function run and exited:$?";
+else
+    yell "checkMakeTar() function run and exited:$?";
+fi
+    
+if [[ -f "$myFile" ]]; then
+    yell "Now exists    :$myFile";
+    ls -l "$myFile";
+else
+    yell "Does not exist:$myFile";
+    ls -l "$myFile";
+fi
+#====END sample code====