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[[glob|Extended globs]] can also do this within a `[[` command: In Bash and ksh, [[glob|Extended globs]] can also do this within a `[[` command:
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And here's one that uses `=~` (which requires bash 3.0 or higher): Alternatively, the "inarray" function could be used:
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   regex='^(foo|bar|more)$'
   if [[ $var =~ $regex ]]; then
      ...
   # usage: inarray NEEDLE HAYSTACK ...
   # returns 0 if NEEDLE is in HAYSTACK, otherwise 1.
   inarray() {
     local n=$1 h
     shift

     for n; do
       [[ $n = "$h" ]] && return
     done
     return 1
   }

   if inarray $var foo bar more; then
     ...
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This one '''only works in bash 3.1''' and '''some 3.2 revisions''' (it is untested in 3.0):
{{{
   if [[ $var =~ '^(foo|bar|more)$' ]]; then
      ...
   fi
}}}

The `=~` operator behavior changes drastically between 3.1 and 3.2, so be careful with it. The above expression is tested to work in bash ''3.1'' and ''3.2.{13,15,17}''; and it doesn't work in ''3.2.0''.
Please also note that the regexp does not need to be quoted in the 3.2 revisions where it works. --[[redondos]]

Normally I would never advocate [[BashFAQ/050|sticking code into a variable]] and attempting to use it -- lots of people have ''enormous'' trouble because they try to do that. In the case of `=~`, though, it seems to be required. Personally, I'd just stick with the `case`. --GreyCat

The regexp works as long as it is quoted with bash version ''3.00.15(1)-release'' on CentOS4/RHEL4. I didn't bother checking whether bash is a patched version or not in CentOS4/RHEL4. --ellingsw
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I want to check if [[ $var == foo || $var == bar || $var == more ]] without repeating $var n times.

The portable solution uses case:

   # Bourne
   case "$var" in
      foo|bar|more) ... ;;
   esac

In Bash and ksh, Extended globs can also do this within a [[ command:

   # bash/ksh -- ksh does not need the shopt
   shopt -s extglob
   if [[ $var = @(foo|bar|more) ]]; then
      ...
   fi

Alternatively, the "inarray" function could be used:

   # usage: inarray NEEDLE HAYSTACK ...
   # returns 0 if NEEDLE is in HAYSTACK, otherwise 1.
   inarray() {
     local n=$1 h
     shift

     for n; do
       [[ $n = "$h" ]] && return
     done
     return 1
   }

   if inarray $var foo bar more; then
     ...
   fi


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BashFAQ/066 (last edited 2022-11-23 19:29:49 by GreyCat)