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* [[Bash_Concepts#.3D.7E|bash Concepts]] | * [[Bash_Concepts#.3D.7E|bash Concepts]] | ||
=Overview= | |||
The string to the right of the = ̃ operator is considered an extended regular expression and matched against the string to the left of the operator. The rules governing the extended regular expression are described in regex(3). | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'> | |||
if [["string_to_be_matched_against_regex" =~ regex ]]; then | |||
# match | |||
else | |||
# no match | |||
fi | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
Usage is subject to the following constraints: | |||
* | |||
Revision as of 20:30, 20 September 2019
Internal
Overview
The string to the right of the = ̃ operator is considered an extended regular expression and matched against the string to the left of the operator. The rules governing the extended regular expression are described in regex(3).
if [["string_to_be_matched_against_regex" =~ regex ]]; then
# match
else
# no match
fi
Usage is subject to the following constraints: