" : '.*'` # 15
Length of Matching Substring at Beginning of String
expr match "$string" '$substrin... ` # 3
# 'c' (in #3 position) matches before '1'.</code>
This is the near equivalent of st... ngth} is used, an `offset' that evaluates to a number less than zero counts back from the end of the e... anded value of $param.
When a negative `offset' begins with a minus sign, however, unexpected things
nym for =.
Note
The == comparison operator behaves differently within a double-brackets test th... ]] construct.
----
<
is less than, in ASCII alphabetical order
<code>
if [[ "$a" < "$b" ]]
if... "$a" \< "$b" ]
</code>
Note that the "<" needs to be escaped within a [ ] construct.
----
>
is greater than, in ASCII alphabetical order
<code>
if [[ "$a" > "$b" ]]
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