Linux - test command or [ expr ]

转自 http://doc.dev.md/lsst/ch03sec02.html

test command or [ expr ] is used to see if an expression is true, and if it is true it return zero(0), otherwise returns nonzero for false.
Syntax: 
test expression OR [ expression ]

test or [ expr ] works with
1.Integer ( Number without decimal point)
2.File types
3.Character strings

Operator	Meaning
string1 = string2	string1 is equal to string2
string1 != string2	string1 is NOT equal to string2
string1	string1 is NOT NULL or not defined
-n string1	string1 is NOT NULL and does exist
-z string1	string1 is NULL and does exist

Test	Meaning
-s file	Non empty file
-f file	Is File exist or normal file and not a directory
-d dir	Is Directory exist and not a file
-w file	Is writeable file
-r file	Is read-only file
-x file	Is file is executable

Operator	Meaning
! expression	Logical NOT
expression1  -a  expression2	Logical AND
expression1  -o  expression2	Logical OR