[
Check file types and compare values. Returns a status of 0 if the condition evaluates to true, 1 if it evaluates to false. More information: https://gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-test.
- Test if a given variable is equal/not equal to the specified string:
[ "$
variable"
=|!= "
string" ]
- Test if a given variable is [eq]ual/[n]ot [e]qual/[g]reater [t]han/[l]ess [t]han/[g]reater than or [e]qual/[l]ess than or [e]qual to the specified number:
[ "$
variable" -
eq|ne|gt|lt|ge|le
integer ]
- Test if the specified variable has a [n]on-empty value:
[ -n "$
variable" ]
- Test if the specified variable has an empty value:
[ -z "$
variable" ]
- Test if the specified [f]ile exists:
[ -f
path/to/file ]
- Test if the specified [d]irectory exists:
[ -d
path/to/directory ]
- Test if the specified file or directory [e]xists:
[ -e
path/to/file_or_directory ]