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Bash If..elif..else..fi
 
Bash If..elif..else..fi
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
  if [ conditional expression1 ]
+
if [ conditional expression1 ]
 
   then
 
   then
 
     statement1
 
     statement1
 
     statement2
 
     statement2
    .
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elif [ conditional expression2 ]
  elif [ conditional expression2 ]
+
 
   then
 
   then
 
     statement3
 
     statement3
 
     statement4
 
     statement4
    .
 
    .
 
    .
 
 
   else
 
   else
 
     statement5
 
     statement5
  fi
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fi
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
== example ==
 
== example ==
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OR example
 
OR example
 
<source lang="bash">
 
<source lang="bash">
<nowiki>
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  if [[ "$VARIABLE" == "something" || "$VARIABLE" == "else" ]]; then
  if [[ "$VARIABLE" == "something" || "$VARIABLE" == "else" ]]; then</nowiki>
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     some_command
 
     some_command
 
  fi
 
  fi

Latest revision as of 13:18, 16 April 2021

Bash If..elif..else..fi

if [ conditional expression1 ]
  then
    statement1
    statement2
elif [ conditional expression2 ]
  then
    statement3
    statement4
  else
    statement5
fi

example

  if [ "$opt" = "some string" ]; then
    some_command
  fi

OR example

 if [[ "$VARIABLE" == "something" || "$VARIABLE" == "else" ]]; then
    some_command
 fi

conditional based on string compare

if a variable contains a string...

 string='foobar'
 if [[ $string == *"bar"* ]]; then
   echo "your bar is in my foo!"
 fi