"$X" ]; then # -n tests to see if the argument is non empty
echo "the variable X is not the empty string"
else
echo "empty!"
fi
</code>
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1
-d
there exists a directory whose name is operand
1
-f
there exists a file whose name is operand
1
-eq
the operands are integers and they are
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