comparing 2 strings

satish@123 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008

hi
i have 2 strings. i want to compare the strings.
please help

era · #2 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008

Code:

if [ "$string1" = "$string2" ]; then
  echo equal
else
  not
fi

Franklin52 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-16-2008

satish@123,

For basic usage like this you really should look at the appropriate man pages or tutorials, a useful link:

Unix Tutorials/Programming Tutorials/Shell Scripting Tutorials

Regards

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