NAME

       test - Check file types and compare values.

SYNOPSIS

       test [-h|--help] [-V|--version]

DESCRIPTION

       Check file types and compare values.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Print help

       -V, --version
              Print version

EXTRA

       Exit with the status determined by EXPRESSION.

       An omitted EXPRESSION defaults to false.  Otherwise, EXPRESSION is true or false and sets exit status.

       It is one of:

       *  (  EXPRESSION  )               EXPRESSION is true * ! EXPRESSION                 EXPRESSION is false *
       EXPRESSION1 -a EXPRESSION2   both EXPRESSION1 and EXPRESSION2  are  true  *  EXPRESSION1  -o  EXPRESSION2
       either EXPRESSION1 or EXPRESSION2 is true

       String   operations:   *   -n   STRING              the   length   of   STRING   is   nonzero   *  STRING
       equivalent to -n STRING * -z STRING            the length of STRING is zero * STRING1  =  STRING2     the
       strings are equal * STRING1 != STRING2   the strings are not equal

       Integer  comparisons:  *  INTEGER1  -eq  INTEGER2   INTEGER1 is equal to INTEGER2 * INTEGER1 -ge INTEGER2
       INTEGER1 is greater than or equal to INTEGER2 * INTEGER1 -gt INTEGER2   INTEGER1 is greater than INTEGER2
       * INTEGER1 -le INTEGER2   INTEGER1 is less than or equal to INTEGER2 * INTEGER1 -lt  INTEGER2    INTEGER1
       is less than INTEGER2 * INTEGER1 -ne INTEGER2   INTEGER1 is not equal to INTEGER2

       File  operations:  * FILE1 -ef FILE2   FILE1 and FILE2 have the same device and inode numbers * FILE1 -nt
       FILE2   FILE1 is newer (modification date) than FILE2 * FILE1 -ot FILE2   FILE1 is older than FILE2

       * -b FILE     FILE exists and is block special * -c FILE     FILE exists and is character  special  *  -d
       FILE      FILE  exists  and  is  a directory * -e FILE     FILE exists * -f FILE     FILE exists and is a
       regular file * -g FILE     FILE exists and is set-group-ID * -G FILE     FILE exists and is owned by  the
       effective  group  ID  *  -h  FILE      FILE exists and is a symbolic link (same as -L) * -k FILE     FILE
       exists and has its sticky bit set * -L FILE     FILE exists and is a symbolic link (same as -h) * -N FILE
       FILE exists and has been modified since it was last read * -O FILE     FILE exists and is  owned  by  the
       effective  user  ID  *  -p  FILE      FILE  exists and is a named pipe * -r FILE     FILE exists and read
       permission is granted * -s FILE     FILE exists and has a size greater  than  zero  *  -S  FILE      FILE
       exists and is a socket * -t FD       file descriptor FD is opened on a terminal * -u FILE     FILE exists
       and  its  set-user-ID  bit  is  set  *  -w FILE     FILE exists and write permission is granted * -x FILE
       FILE exists and execute (or search) permission is granted

       Except for -h  and  -L,  all  FILE-related  tests  dereference  (follow)  symbolic  links.   Beware  that
       parentheses  need  to be escaped (e.g., by backslashes) for shells.  INTEGER may also be -l STRING, which
       evaluates to the length of STRING.

       NOTE: Binary -a and -o are inherently ambiguous.  Use test EXPR1 && test EXPR2  or  test  EXPR1  ||  test
       EXPR2 instead.

       NOTE:  [  honors  the  --help  and --version options, but test does not.  test treats each of those as it
       treats any other nonempty STRING.

       NOTE: your shell may have its own version  of  test  and/or  [,  which  usually  supersedes  the  version
       described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.

VERSION

       v0.0.24

                                                   test 0.0.24                                           test(1)