UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

echo "$x" | grep -q "$y" 
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] ; then
   exit
fi

x="/a/b/c/d/e"
y="f"                   # comment this, uncomment the following line and run again
# y="e"                 

if [ "${x##*/}" = "$y" ] ; then
     echo "x and y are equal"
else
     echo "x and y are different"
fi

if [[ $var =~ "*/$" ]] ; then
   var=$( dirname $var)
fi

echo "$var" | grep -q '*/$'
if [[ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
   var=$(dirname $var)
fi

> echo $sample
/a/b/c/d/e
> echo $sample1
/a/b/c/d/e/

> echo $sample | sed "s/\/$//" | awk -F"/" '{print $NF}'
e
> echo $sample1 | sed "s/\/$//" | awk -F"/" '{print $NF}'
e