arg1 -eq arg2 (conditional operator)

true if integer arg1 has the same value as integer arg2.

Please note, that strings are compared by = or ==.

Links

• Bash manual
• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• POSIX specification of test

Examples

Different ways to test two integers for equality:

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test "$n" -eq 42 && echo "the answer is $n" [ "$n" -eq 42 ] && echo "the answer is $n" # Bash [[ "$n" -eq 42 ]] && echo "the answer is $n"