Bash: if statement

A short, tested Bash example for if statement. Copy it and adjust the names and paths for your project.

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if [ -f "$file" ]; then echo "file exists"; fi
if [ -d "$dir" ]; then echo "directory"; fi
if [ "$a" = "$b" ]; then echo "equal"; fi
if [ "$n" -gt 5 ]; then echo "bigger"; fi
if [[ $name == a* ]]; then echo "starts with a"; fi

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