[[
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-_005b_005b.
- Test if a given variable is equal/not equal to the specified string:
[[ $
variable
==|!= "
string" ]]
- Test if a given string conforms the specified glob/regex:
[[ $
variable
==|=~
pattern ]]
- 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 ]]