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by d0lph 3094 days ago
"Real" languages use "=" and "==" ;)

Was unfamiliar with the minefield of bash issues, still, I do like the -eq operator, even if bash implements it poorly.

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On the contrary, a real language uses .EQ. . == is for the chattering classes who use the # sign when posting to social media. You appear to be eating quiche. (-:

* http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/ibm-026/ibm-026-ref-27.j...

Rex Conn knows how a real language does relational operators.

* https://jpsoft.com/help/conditionalexpressions.htm#r