if then statements with two conditions...?

audiophile · #1 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008

Is it possible to setup two conditions for an if then statement in a pbash script?

For example, depending on the text value of a variable I parse out of an xml file, I want to assign it a numerical values.

Example:

Code:

if [ "$VAR" = "Upper" ]; then
VAR="25"
fi

if [ "$VAR" = "Lower" ]; then
VAR="25"
fi

Can these two statements be replaced with a single one?

manosubsulo · #2 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008

Code:

if [ "$VAR" = "Upper" -o "$VAR" = "Lower" ]
VAR="25"
fi

here -o represents logical or

era · #3 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008

What's "pbash"?

Code:

if [ "$VAR" = "Upper" ] || [ "$VAR" = "Lower" ]; then
  VAR=25
fi

Modern POSIX shells have a richer set of conditionals using [[ conditions ]], or you can use case:

Code:

case $VAR in Upper|Lower) VAR=25;; esac

audiophile · #4 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by era

What's "pbash"?

Typeo... just plain bash

Thanks as always for the great replies. These forums and the contributing members are terrific!

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