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  1. bash - Shell equality operators (=, ==, -eq) - Stack Overflow

    529 = and == are for string comparisons -eq is for numeric comparisons -eq is in the same family as -lt, -le, -gt, -ge, and -ne == is specific to bash (not present in sh (Bourne shell), ...). Using …

  2. An "and" operator for an "if" statement in Bash - Stack Overflow

    Modern shells such as Bash and Zsh have inherited this construct from Ksh, but it is not part of the POSIX specification. If you're in an environment where you have to be strictly POSIX …

  3. bash - Confusing use of && and - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

    bash shell scripting control-flow Improve this question edited Nov 16, 2011 at 22:16 Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

  4. What do the -n and -a options do in a bash if statement?

    The switches -a and -n are not strictly part of a bash if statement in that the if command does not process these switches. What are primaries? I call them "switches", but the bash …

  5. How do I iterate over a range of numbers defined by variables in …

    Oct 4, 2008 · Related discusions: bash for loop: a range of numbers and unix.stackexchange.com - In bash, is it possible to use an integer variable in the loop control of a for loop?

  6. How to compare strings in Bash - Stack Overflow

    Feb 10, 2010 · How do I compare a variable to a string (and do something if they match)?

  7. What is the difference between single and double square brackets …

    Nov 24, 2012 · Tested in Bash 4.3.11: POSIX vs Bash extension: [ is POSIX [[ is a Bash extension inspired from Korn shell regular command vs magic [ is just a regular command with …

  8. What does 'set -e' mean in a Bash script? - Stack Overflow

    74 As per bash - The Set Builtin manual, if -e / errexit is set, the shell exits immediately if a pipeline consisting of a single simple command, a list or a compound command returns a non …

  9. What is 'bash' command in bash? - Ask Ubuntu

    Aug 1, 2020 · I just typed bash in Ubuntu's terminal and, it was like normal. But after that, I had to type exit twice. What is bash command in bash?

  10. bash - How to escape single quotes within single quoted strings

    Aug 9, 2009 · Instead, try printf, or perhaps regular echo with Bash's $'c-style' strings which support basically the same escapes (so \047 encodes an escaped literal single quote).