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# test | ||
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``` | ||
test EXPRESSION | ||
test | ||
[ EXPRESSION ] | ||
[ ] | ||
[ OPTION | ||
``` | ||
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Check file types and compare values. | ||
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## After Help | ||
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Exit with the status determined by `EXPRESSION`. | ||
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An omitted `EXPRESSION` defaults to false. | ||
Otherwise, `EXPRESSION` is true or false and sets exit status. | ||
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It is one of: | ||
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* ( EXPRESSION ) `EXPRESSION` is true | ||
* ! EXPRESSION `EXPRESSION` is false | ||
* EXPRESSION1 -a EXPRESSION2 both `EXPRESSION1` and `EXPRESSION2` are true | ||
* EXPRESSION1 -o EXPRESSION2 either `EXPRESSION1` or `EXPRESSION2` is true | ||
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String operations: | ||
* -n STRING the length of `STRING` is nonzero | ||
* STRING equivalent to -n `STRING` | ||
* -z STRING the length of `STRING` is zero | ||
* STRING1 = STRING2 the strings are equal | ||
* STRING1 != STRING2 the strings are not equal | ||
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Integer comparisons: | ||
* INTEGER1 -eq INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is equal to `INTEGER2` | ||
* INTEGER1 -ge INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is greater than or equal to `INTEGER2` | ||
* INTEGER1 -gt INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is greater than `INTEGER2` | ||
* INTEGER1 -le INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is less than or equal to `INTEGER2` | ||
* INTEGER1 -lt INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is less than `INTEGER2` | ||
* INTEGER1 -ne INTEGER2 `INTEGER1` is not equal to `INTEGER2` | ||
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File operations: | ||
* FILE1 -ef FILE2 `FILE1` and `FILE2` have the same device and inode numbers | ||
* FILE1 -nt FILE2 `FILE1` is newer (modification date) than `FILE2` | ||
* FILE1 -ot FILE2 `FILE1` is older than `FILE2` | ||
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* -b FILE `FILE` exists and is block special | ||
* -c FILE `FILE` exists and is character special | ||
* -d FILE `FILE` exists and is a directory | ||
* -e FILE `FILE` exists | ||
* -f FILE `FILE` exists and is a regular file | ||
* -g FILE `FILE` exists and is set-group-ID | ||
* -G FILE `FILE` exists and is owned by the effective group ID | ||
* -h FILE `FILE` exists and is a symbolic link (same as -L) | ||
* -k FILE `FILE` exists and has its sticky bit set | ||
* -L FILE `FILE` exists and is a symbolic link (same as -h) | ||
* -N FILE `FILE` exists and has been modified since it was last read | ||
* -O FILE `FILE` exists and is owned by the effective user ID | ||
* -p FILE `FILE` exists and is a named pipe | ||
* -r FILE `FILE` exists and read permission is granted | ||
* -s FILE `FILE` exists and has a size greater than zero | ||
* -S FILE `FILE` exists and is a socket | ||
* -t FD `file` descriptor `FD` is opened on a terminal | ||
* -u FILE `FILE` exists and its set-user-ID bit is set | ||
* -w FILE `FILE` exists and write permission is granted | ||
* -x FILE `FILE` exists and execute (or search) permission is granted | ||
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Except for `-h` and `-L`, all FILE-related tests dereference (follow) symbolic links. | ||
Beware that parentheses need to be escaped (e.g., by backslashes) for shells. | ||
`INTEGER` may also be -l `STRING`, which evaluates to the length of `STRING`. | ||
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NOTE: Binary `-a` and `-o` are inherently ambiguous. | ||
Use `test EXPR1 && test EXPR2` or `test EXPR1 || test EXPR2` instead. | ||
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NOTE: `[` honors the `--help` and `--version` options, but test does not. | ||
test treats each of those as it treats any other nonempty `STRING`. | ||
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NOTE: your shell may have its own version of `test` and/or `[`, which usually supersedes the version described here. | ||
Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports. |