code: def check_exists(name, path):
      '''
      Check if the given path is an alternative for a name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2015.8.4
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' alternatives.check_exists name path
      '''
      cmd = [_get_cmd(), '--display', name]
      out = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, python_shell=False)
  
      if out['retcode'] > 0 and out['stderr'] != '':
          return False
  
      return any((line.startswith(path) for line in out['stdout'].splitlines())f check_exists(name, path):
      '''
      Check if the given path is an alternative for a name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2015.8.4
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' alternatives.check_exists name path
      '''
      cmd = [_get_cmd(), '--display', name]
      out = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, python_shell=False)
  
      if out['retcode'] > 0 and out['stderr'] != '':
          return False
  
      return any((line.startswith(path) for line in out['stdout'].splitlines()))
docs: Check if the given path is an alternative for a name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2015.8.4
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt '*' alternatives.check_exists name path