How to test if string exists in file with Bash?

I have a file that contains directory names:

my_list.txt :

/tmp
/var/tmp

I'd like to check in Bash before I'll add a directory name if that name already exists in the file.

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grep -Fxq "$FILENAME" my_list.txt

The exit status is 0 (true) if the name was found, 1 (false) if not, so:

if grep -Fxq "$FILENAME" my_list.txt
then
    # code if found
else
    # code if not found
fi

Here are the relevant sections of the man page for grep :

grep [options] PATTERN [FILE...]

-F, --fixed-strings
       Interpret PATTERN as a list of fixed strings, separated by  new-
       lines, any of which is to be matched.

-x, --line-regexp
       Select only those matches that exactly match the whole line.

-q, --quiet, --silent
       Quiet; do not write anything to standard output.  Exit  immedi-
       ately  with  zero status if any match is found, even if an error
       was detected.  Also see the -s or --no-messages option.

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Regarding the following solution:

grep -Fxq "$FILENAME" my_list.txt

In case you are wondering (as I did) what -Fxq means in plain English F affects how PATTERN is interpreted (fixed string instead of a regex), x match whole line, q shhhhh... minimal printing

From the man file:

-F, --fixed-strings

          Interpret  PATTERN  as  a  list of fixed strings, separated by newlines, any of which is to be matched.
          (-F is specified by POSIX.)
-x, --line-regexp
          Select only those matches that exactly match the whole line.  (-x is specified by POSIX.)
-q, --quiet, --silent
          Quiet; do not write anything to standard output.  Exit immediately with zero status  if  any  match  is
          found,  even  if  an error was detected.  Also see the -s or --no-messages option.  (-q is specified by
          POSIX.)

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Three methods in my mind:

1) Short test for a name in a path (I'm not sure this might be your case)

ls -a "path" | grep "name"

2) Short test for a string in a file

grep -R "string" "filepath"

3) Longer bash script using regex:

#!/bin/bash

declare file="content.txt"
declare regex="s+strings+"

declare file_content=$( cat "${file}" )
if [[ " $file_content " =~ $regex ]] # please note the space before and after the file content
    then
        echo "found"
    else
        echo "not found"
fi

exit

This should be quicker if you have to test multiple string on a file content using a loop for example changing the regex at any cicle.

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