Re: >= and <= for string comparison

[Kerin Millar]

On Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:01:12 -0600
Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:

>        string1 < string2
>               True if string1 sorts before string2 lexicographically.
> 
>        string1 > string2
>               True if string1 sorts after string2 lexicographically.
> 
> According to the manual, >= and <= are not available for string
> comparison. But if >= and <= are available for arithmetic expression.
> Why >= and <= can not be introduced for string comparison? Currently,
> as a walkaround, I have to use > and = for >=, and < and = for <=. It
> is rather cumbersome to write bash code in this way.

This is not a response to the question itself but the penultimate sentence 
isn't true. [[ ! str1 < str2 ]] and [[ ! str1 > str2 ]] would also do.

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Kerin Millar