Results for “Bash Scripts”
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Check for an installed command
Bash Scripts: command -v checks command resolution without assuming a specific installation path.
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Check whether a function has been defined
Bash Scripts: declare -F tests a function name without executing it.
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Check whether a variable exists under nounset
Bash Scripts: The plus expansion distinguishes an unset variable without reading its missing value.
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Choose among several numeric ranges
Bash Scripts: An if-elif chain evaluates branches in order and executes the first match.
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Choose an action with case
Bash Scripts: Choose an action with case with a small standalone Bash program.
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Choose between two script branches
Bash Scripts: Choose between two script branches with a small standalone Bash program.
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Clamp a numeric setting to a valid range
Bash Scripts: Use arithmetic comparisons before applying a user-supplied bounded setting.
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Classify a filename with shell patterns
Bash Scripts: Case patterns support alternatives without launching an external regex tool.
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Collect two independent background results
Bash Scripts: Write each job’s output separately and wait for both before combining results.
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Compare a value literally inside a conditional
Bash Scripts: Quoting the right side of an equality test makes wildcard characters literal.
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Compare two generated sorted streams
Bash Scripts: Process substitution lets a command consume another command’s output as a file-like input.
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Compare two text values
Bash Scripts: Compare two text values with a small standalone Bash program.
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