bash test string equality code example

Example 1: bash scripting string comparison

#!/bin/bash

VAR1="Linuxize"
VAR2="Linuxize"

if [ "$VAR1" = "$VAR2" ]; then
    echo "Strings are equal."
else
    echo "Strings are not equal."
fi

Example 2: test string equality bash

strval1="Ubuntu"
strval2="Windows"

#Check equality two string variables

if [ $strval1 == $strval2 ]; then
  echo "Strings are equal"
else
  echo "Strings are not equal"
fi

#Check equality of a variable with a string value

if [ $strval1 == "Ubuntu" ]; then
  echo "Linux operating system"
else
  echo "Windows operating system"
fi