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[https://linuxize.com/post/bash-if-else-statement/ https://linuxize.com/post/bash-if-else-statement/]
[https://linuxize.com/post/bash-if-else-statement/ https://linuxize.com/post/bash-if-else-statement/]
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
if [[ $VAR -gt 10 ]] then
if [[ $VAR -gt 10 ]]; then
   echo "The variable is greater than 10."
   echo "The variable is greater than 10."
elif [[ $VAR -eq 10 ]] then
elif [[ $VAR -eq 10 ]]; then
   echo "The variable is equal to 10."
   echo "The variable is equal to 10."
else
else
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[https://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_07_01.html bash if statements]
[https://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_07_01.html bash if statements]
;Some common expressions:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# File exists and is a regular file.
[ -f $FILE ]
# File is non-zero size
[ -s $FILE ]
# String has length zero
[ -z $STR ]
# String has length non-zero
[ -n $STR ]
</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
# Check if user is root (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18215973/how-to-check-if-running-as-root-in-a-bash-script)
if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "Please run as root"
  exit
fi
</syntaxhighlight>


===Comparisons===
===Comparisons===
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* <code>-gt</code> is <code>></code>
* <code>-gt</code> is <code>></code>
* <code>-ge</code> is <code>>=</code>
* <code>-ge</code> is <code>>=</code>
===Check if File/Folder Exists===
See [https://linuxize.com/post/bash-check-if-file-exists/#check-if-directory-exist https://linuxize.com/post/bash-check-if-file-exists/#check-if-directory-exist].


===Arrays===
===Arrays===
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   /media/veracrypt7
   /media/veracrypt7
   /media/veracrypt8
   /media/veracrypt8
  /media/veracrypt9
)
)
# Add to the array
DRIVES+=(/media/veracrypt9)


for i in "${DRIVES[@]}"
for i in "${DRIVES[@]}"
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trap "exit" INT
trap "exit" INT
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
==dirname==
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59895/how-to-get-the-source-directory-of-a-bash-script-from-within-the-script-itself Stack overflow]
How to get the source directory of the bash script
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
#!/bin/bash
trap 'kill $(jobs -p)' EXIT
 
DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


==<code>.bashrc</code>==
===Wait===
Your <code>.bashrc</code> file will be loaded for each terminal.<br>
Add <code>wait</code> at the end of a script to wait for all subprocesses.


==Presentation of Shell Variable==
===Brace Expansion===
Add the following to show your
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
PS1='\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$'
</syntaxhighlight>
 
==Brace Expansion==
When you type the following:
When you type the following:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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echo "${APPLES[@]}"
echo "${APPLES[@]}"
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
===<code>--</code>===
[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/11376/what-does-double-dash-mean Reference]
<code>--</code> explicitly ends non-positional arguments for many commands
===alias===
You can add aliases to your <code>.bashrc</code> to make commmon commands shorter.
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
alias kc=kubectl
alias tb="tensorboard --logdir"
</syntaxhighlight>
==dirname==
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59895/how-to-get-the-source-directory-of-a-bash-script-from-within-the-script-itself Stack overflow]
How to get the source directory of the bash script
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
#!/bin/bash
DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd)"
cd "${DIR}" || exit 1
</syntaxhighlight>
==Check if running as sudo==
[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18215973/how-to-check-if-running-as-root-in-a-bash-script Reference]
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]
  then echo "Please run as root"
  exit
fi
</syntaxhighlight>
==<code>.bashrc</code>==
Your <code>.bashrc</code> file will be loaded for each terminal.<br>
===Presentation of Shell Variable (PS1)===
Add the following to show your current working directory.
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
PS1='\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\n\$ '
</syntaxhighlight>
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