Shortening a long if/test string comparison
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I am comparing multiple strings in bash. Currently I have a script that looks like this:
if [ "$f" != "A-C" ] && [ "$f" != "D-F" ] && [ "$f" != "G-I" ] && [ "$f" != "J-L" ] && [ "$f" != "M-O" ] && [ "$f" != "P-R" ] && [ "$f" != "S-U" ] && [ "$f" != "V-X" ] && [ "$f" != "Y&Z" ] && [ "$f" != "#" ]; then #if f is a directory
How can I shorten this?
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edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
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I am comparing multiple strings in bash. Currently I have a script that looks like this:
if [ "$f" != "A-C" ] && [ "$f" != "D-F" ] && [ "$f" != "G-I" ] && [ "$f" != "J-L" ] && [ "$f" != "M-O" ] && [ "$f" != "P-R" ] && [ "$f" != "S-U" ] && [ "$f" != "V-X" ] && [ "$f" != "Y&Z" ] && [ "$f" != "#" ]; then #if f is a directory
How can I shorten this?
scripting test
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
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I am comparing multiple strings in bash. Currently I have a script that looks like this:
if [ "$f" != "A-C" ] && [ "$f" != "D-F" ] && [ "$f" != "G-I" ] && [ "$f" != "J-L" ] && [ "$f" != "M-O" ] && [ "$f" != "P-R" ] && [ "$f" != "S-U" ] && [ "$f" != "V-X" ] && [ "$f" != "Y&Z" ] && [ "$f" != "#" ]; then #if f is a directory
How can I shorten this?
scripting test
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
33
I am comparing multiple strings in bash. Currently I have a script that looks like this:
if [ "$f" != "A-C" ] && [ "$f" != "D-F" ] && [ "$f" != "G-I" ] && [ "$f" != "J-L" ] && [ "$f" != "M-O" ] && [ "$f" != "P-R" ] && [ "$f" != "S-U" ] && [ "$f" != "V-X" ] && [ "$f" != "Y&Z" ] && [ "$f" != "#" ]; then #if f is a directory
How can I shorten this?
scripting test
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
33
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
edited Dec 10 '17 at 15:39
Jeff Schaller
32k848109
32k848109
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
33
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
33
asked Dec 6 '17 at 7:36
scroobius
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Ended up with something like this:
[[ "$f" != +(A-C|D-F|G-I|J-L|M-O|P-R|S-U|V-X|Y&Z|#) ]]
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
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I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special inA-Cto quote, it's not a character class without the brackets).@(foo|bar)to match exactly once, with+it'll match e.g.A-CJ-L
– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
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1 Answer
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Ended up with something like this:
[[ "$f" != +(A-C|D-F|G-I|J-L|M-O|P-R|S-U|V-X|Y&Z|#) ]]
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
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I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special inA-Cto quote, it's not a character class without the brackets).@(foo|bar)to match exactly once, with+it'll match e.g.A-CJ-L
– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
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Ended up with something like this:
[[ "$f" != +(A-C|D-F|G-I|J-L|M-O|P-R|S-U|V-X|Y&Z|#) ]]
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
1
I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special inA-Cto quote, it's not a character class without the brackets).@(foo|bar)to match exactly once, with+it'll match e.g.A-CJ-L
– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
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up vote
0
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up vote
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Ended up with something like this:
[[ "$f" != +(A-C|D-F|G-I|J-L|M-O|P-R|S-U|V-X|Y&Z|#) ]]
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
Ended up with something like this:
[[ "$f" != +(A-C|D-F|G-I|J-L|M-O|P-R|S-U|V-X|Y&Z|#) ]]
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
edited Dec 7 '17 at 4:08
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
answered Dec 6 '17 at 7:59
scroobius
33
33
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I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special inA-Cto quote, it's not a character class without the brackets).@(foo|bar)to match exactly once, with+it'll match e.g.A-CJ-L
– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
add a comment |Â
1
I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special inA-Cto quote, it's not a character class without the brackets).@(foo|bar)to match exactly once, with+it'll match e.g.A-CJ-L
– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
1
1
I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special in
A-C to quote, it's not a character class without the brackets). @(foo|bar) to match exactly once, with + it'll match e.g. A-CJ-L– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
I don't think you need the quotes on the right hand side (there's nothing special in
A-C to quote, it's not a character class without the brackets). @(foo|bar) to match exactly once, with + it'll match e.g. A-CJ-L– ilkkachu
Dec 6 '17 at 8:09
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
@ilkkachu okay thanks edited the answer
– scroobius
Dec 7 '17 at 4:07
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