Compare strings less/greater than or equal in (posix shell)-(sh)

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answer Compare strings less/greater than or equal in (posix shell)-(sh)

Compare strings less/greater than or equal in (posix shell)-(sh)

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#!/bin/sh

str1='apple'
str2='bonnet'

#Example 1
if [ "$(expr "$str1" \< "$str2")" -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "Less than"
elif [ "$str1" = "$str2" ]; then
   echo "Equal"
elif [ "$(expr "$str1" \> "$str2")" -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "Greater than"
fi

#Example 2
if [ "$(expr "$str1" \<= "$str2")" -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "Less than or equal"
elif [ "$(expr "$str1" \>= "$str2")" -eq 1 ]; then
   echo "Greater than or equal"
fi

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