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Asked: 2026-06-10T10:41:15+00:00

The following bash script is giving me problems: #!/bin/bash if [[ $VAR -eq <EMPTY>

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The following bash script is giving me problems:

#!/bin/bash

if [[ $VAR -eq "<EMPTY>" ]]; then echo "Hello World!"; fi

Bash fails, complaining:

line 3: [[: <EMPTY>: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "<EMPTY>")

How can I test if the string contained in VAR is equivalent to the string "<EMPTY>"?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You are using the wrong operator. == is for strings, -eq is for numbers.

    #!/bin/bash

if [[ $VAR == "<EMPTY>" ]]; then echo "Hello World!"; fi
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