#!/bin/bash
variable="This is a fine mess."
echo "$variable"
# Regex matching with =~ operator within [[ double brackets ]].
if [[ "$variable" =~ T.........fin*es* ]]
# NOTE: 从bash V3.2开始,正则表达式不再用引号引起来
then
echo "match found"
# match found
fi
#!/bin/bash
input=$1
if [[ "$input" =~ "[0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]" ]]
# ^ NOTE: Quoting not necessary, as of version 3.2 of Bash.
# NNN-NN-NNNN (where each N is a digit).
then
echo "Social Security number."
# Process SSN.
else
echo "Not a Social Security number!"
# Or, ask for corrected input.
fi