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[Bash]让人头晕的if条件

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Ah, yes — Bash’s conditional syntax is notoriously confusing because it has several different “types” of tests, and each has subtle differences. Let’s break it down carefully. You were asking about if and the parentheses/brackets:


1. if <command>; then ... fi

The if in Bash tests the exit status of a command. Any command can be used. Example:

if ls /tmp; thenecho "Directory exists"
elseecho "Directory does not exist"
fi

Here, ls /tmp is a command. If it returns 0 (success), the then branch runs. This is the most general form.


2. [ ... ] — single brackets

This is the classic test command, inherited from /bin/test. You use it for strings, numbers, and file tests. Examples:

if [ "$a" -eq 5 ]; thenecho "a is 5"
fiif [ -f "/etc/passwd" ]; thenecho "File exists"
fi

Rules:

  • You must have spaces around [, ], and operators.

  • It’s POSIX-compatible.


3. [[ ... ]] — double brackets

This is Bash’s enhanced conditional. It supports more features:

  • Pattern matching with =~

  • No need to quote variables in many cases

  • Logical operators && and || inside

Example:

if [[ $a -eq 5 && $b -lt 10 ]]; thenecho "Both conditions true"
fiif [[ $string =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; thenecho "String is numeric"
fi

Note: [[ ... ]] is Bash-specific. Not POSIX.


4. (( ... )) — arithmetic evaluation

This is used only for arithmetic, integers only:

if (( a < 10 )); thenecho "a is less than 10"
fi

Inside (( )):

  • You don’t need $ to reference variables (optional)

  • Supports + - * / % and comparison operators <, <=, >, >=, ==, !=

  • Returns 0 (true) if the expression is nonzero


5. ( ... ) — subshell

This runs a command list in a subshell, not a test:

if ( cd /tmp && ls ); thenecho "cd and ls succeeded"
fi
  • Rarely used in if.

  • Mostly for grouping commands without affecting the current shell environment.


Summary Table

SyntaxPurposeNotes
command Any command’s exit status Most general form
[ ... ] Test strings, numbers, files POSIX-compatible, spaces required
[[ ... ]] Advanced test Bash-only, supports regex, logical ops
(( ... )) Arithmetic evaluation Bash-only, integers only
( ... ) Subshell execution Not a test; runs commands in a subshell

Key takeaway:

  • () is not a conditional, it’s a subshell.

  • [ ] is POSIX test.

  • [[ ]] is Bash’s better test.

  • (( )) is arithmetic test.

  • Plain if <command> is the catch-all.


If you want, I can draw a flow diagram showing what type of if accepts what — it’s incredibly clarifying.

Do you want me to do that?

 

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