bash string compare to multiple correct values

If the main intent is to check whether the supplied value is not found in a list, maybe you can use the extended regular expression matching built in BASH via the "equal tilde" operator (see also this answer):

if ! [[ "$cms" =~ ^(wordpress|meganto|typo3)$ ]]; then get_cms ; fi

Have a nice day


Instead of saying:

if [ "$cms" != "wordpress" && "$cms" != "meganto" && "$cms" != "typo3" ]; then

say:

if [[ "$cms" != "wordpress" && "$cms" != "meganto" && "$cms" != "typo3" ]]; then

You might also want to refer to Conditional Constructs.


Maybe you should better use a case for such lists:

case "$cms" in
  wordpress|meganto|typo3)
    do_your_else_case
    ;;
  *)
    do_your_then_case
    ;;
esac

I think for long such lists this is better readable.

If you still prefer the if you can do it with single brackets in two ways:

if [ "$cms" != wordpress -a "$cms" != meganto -a "$cms" != typo3 ]; then

or

if [ "$cms" != wordpress ] && [ "$cms" != meganto ] && [ "$cms" != typo3 ]; then