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Case insensitive check for directory

Hi,

Im still new to scripting and this forum and could so with a little help
I understand:

if [ -d <dir1>/<dir2> ]; then
good
else
bad
fi

but how do I do the same check but ignore the case of <dir2>?

Many thanks!

Matt

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In bash:
Code:
shopt -s nocaseglob

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