Bash Test Operators

STRINGS:

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syntax:

if [ "$str1" operator "$str2" ]
then
   command
fi


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=     is equal to
==     is equal to     if (( $1 == $2 )) [Note: Used within double parentheses]

The == comparison operator behaves differently within a double-brackets test than within single brackets.
[[ $a == z* ]]     True if $a starts with an “z” (pattern matching).
[[ $a == "z*" ]]     True if $a is equal to z* (literal matching).

[ $a == z* ]     File globbing and word splitting take place.
[ "$a" == "z*" ]     True if $a is equal to z* (literal matching).

!=     is not equal to
<     is less than, in ASCII alphabetical order
>     is greater than, in ASCII alphabetical order
-n     string is not “null.”
-z     string is “null, ” that is, has zero length


INTEGERS: 
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syntax:

if [ "$string1" operator "$string2" ]
then
   command
fi


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-eq     is equal to     if [ $1 -eq 200 ]
-ne     is not equal to if [ $1 -ne 1 ]
-gt     is greater than if [ $1 -gt 15 ]
-ge     is greater than or equal to if [ $1 -ge 10 ]
-lt     is less than     if [ $1 -lt 5 ]
-le     is less than or equal to     if [ $1 -le 0 ]
<     is less than (within double parentheses)
<=     is less than or equal to (within double parentheses)
>     is greater than (within double parentheses)
>=     is greater than or equal to (within double parentheses)


FILES/DIRECTORIES:

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syntax:

 if [ -operator "$filename" ]
then
   command
fi


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-e     file exists
-f     file is a regular file (not a directory or device file)
-s      file is not zero size (lowercase ‘s’)
-S     file is a socket
-d     file is a directory
-b     file is a block device (floppy, cdrom, etc.)
-c     file is a character device (keyboard, modem, sound card, etc.)
-p     file is a pipe
-h     file is a symbolic link
-L     file is a symbolic link
-t     file (descriptor) is associated with a terminal device
-r     file has read permission (for the user running the test)
-w     file has write permission (for the user running the test)
-x     file has execute permission (for the user running the test)
-g     set-group-id (sgid) flag set on file or directory
-u     set-user-id (suid) flag set on file
-k     sticky bit set
-O     you are owner of file
-G     group-id of file same as yours
-N     file modified since it was last read
f1 -nt f2     file f1 is newer than f2
f1 -ot f2     file f1 is older than f2
f1 -ef f2     files f1 and f2 are hard links to the same file

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