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Old 05-28-2009
basic scripting syntax
In bash scripts please can someone tell me if the below is the correct syntax for comparing integers and strings;

for integers -

Code:
if [ $number1 -gt $number2 ];then

for strings -
Code:
if [ $string1 = $string2 ]; then

Thanks
Calypso
# 2  
Old 05-28-2009

That is almost correct.

Code:
if [ "$string1" = "$string2" ]; then

# 3  
Old 05-28-2009
Thanks for clearing that up
# 4  
Old 05-28-2009
Code:
if [ "$string1" == "$string2" ]; then

# 5  
Old 05-28-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by devtakh
Code:
if [ "$string1" == "$string2" ]; then


== is not standard:

Code:
[: 3: ==: unexpected operator

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