Operator [[ and Integers

Integer comparisons using the [[ operator

The [[ operator can compare integers. The table shows operations for doing that.

Operation	Description	Example
-eq	The number on the left side equals the number on the right side	[[ "$var" -eq 5 ]] && echo "The variable equals 5"
-ne	The numbers are not equal	[[ "$var" -ne 5 ]] && echo "The variable is not equal to 5"
-gt	Greater (>)	[[ "$var" -gt 5 ]] && echo "The variable is greater than 5"
-ge	Greater or equal	[[ "$var" -ge 5 ]] && echo "The variable is greater than or equal to 5"
-lt	Less (<)	[[ "$var" -lt 5 ]] && echo "The variable is less than 5"
-le	Less or equal	[[ "$var" -le 5 ]] && echo "The variable is less than or equal to 5"