On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 02:26:12AM -0800, S Mathias wrote: > $ echo ${PWD##*/} > somefolder > $ if "${PWD##*/}" -eq "asdf" > /dev/null; then echo "this is the asdf folder"; else exit 1; fi > bash: notthatfolder: command not found... > this is the asdf folder > $ > > > So i just want to check that i'm in an exact folder. e.g.: "asdf" > > What's wrong with my one-liner? What's wrong is you can't read man pages or research on your own. "man bash"; your problem is covered there. John -- Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to give offense. Rather, it's the product of the direct, cut-through-the-bullshit communications style that is natural to people who are more concerned about solving problems than making others feel warm and fuzzy. http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20110105/99f187cd/attachment-0005.sig>