How to write If statement using && and operator in Unix


 
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Old 06-01-2011
How to write If statement using && and operator in Unix

Hi

What is the syntax for if statement using && and || operator?
Code:
if [ [ "$ModuleBName" = "XYZ" ] && [ "$Status" != "IN PROGRESS" ] ] || [ "$Status" = "ABORTED" ]

here its giving me an error to this if statement

any suggestion??

Last edited by Franklin52; 06-01-2011 at 08:05 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 06-01-2011
Try:
Code:
if [[ "$ModuleBName" = "XYZ" && "$Status" != "IN PROGRESS" || "$Status" = "ABORTED" ]]

or:
Code:
if [ "$ModuleBName" = "XYZ" -a "$Status" != "IN PROGRESS" -o	 "$Status" = "ABORTED" ]

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Old 06-01-2011
ok, thnaks Smilie
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