fixing bash if statement issues related to negation

capsulflask/shell_scripts/get.sh

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ fi
 # this will let us know if the vm exists or not
 exists="false"
 state = "unknown"
-if ! virsh domuuid "$vmname" | grep -qE '^[\t\s\n]*$'; then
+if virsh domuuid "$vmname" | grep -vqE '^[\t\s\n]*$'; then
   exists="true"
 
   state_code="$(virsh domstats $vmname | grep state.state | cut -d '=' -f 2)"
 
-  if ! printf "$state_code" | grep -qE '^[0-8]$'; then
+  if printf "$state_code\n" | grep -vqE '^[0-8]$'; then
     printf 'state_code was not detected. state_code %s must match ^[0-8]$\n' "$state_code"
     exit 1
   fi