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If - how to use

Posted 12-05-2008 at 02:27 AM by kshfi (Jukka's script corner)
Updated 12-07-2008 at 09:57 AM by kshfi

Tags bash, ksh

Programmers - shell if is command.

Code:

if command exit code is 0
then
    do something 1
    do something 2
fi

Ex.

Code:

if  cp fromfile tofile
then
   echo "Works fine"
else
   echo "Error ???"
fi

[ = test
You can write test or [

Code:

a=1
b=1
test "$a" = "$b"
echo $?
0

a=1
b=2

...

kshfi

LQ Newbie

Posted in Sh handbook, syntax, FAQ

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kshfi

Registered Oct 2008
Location Finland
Posts 3
Blog Entries 1

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