As we saw with comparisons between files, we can do much the same thing with integers using some binary operators. This comes handy in case we want to take a decision based on the value a variable has taken, as we saw in earlier examples, and it is a type of action widely performed when dealing with scripts:
- -eq: This is true if the first integer is equal to the second:
#!/bin/bash echo "Hello user, please type in one integer and press enter:"read user_input1 echo "Now type in the number again and press enter:"read user_input2 if [ ${user_input1} -eq ${user_input2} ]thenecho "Great! The integer ${user_input1} is equal to ${user_input2}"elseecho "The integer ${user_input1} is not equal to ${user_input2}..."fi
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