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Old 01-14-2008
Very urgent :- How to compare string using if statement

Hi

How can i compare a string using if statement in a script?
For eg:

I have

filename="abc.sh"
if [ ${filename} == abc.sh];then
{
.......
.......
}
fi

but this doesnot work .. How will i execute this ??

Thanks in advance
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Old 01-14-2008
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