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Shell check if string contains substring

Checking if a substring exists in a string bash

string='Haystack';

if [[ $string =~ "Needle" ]]
then
   echo "It's there!"
fi

Shell check if string contains substring

# Example usage:
FULLSTRING='Full string to search'
if [[ $FULLSTRING == *"ll str"* ]]; then
	echo "The substring 'll str' is in the full string."
fi

# Example to check for two substrings:
FULLSTRING='Full string to search'
if [[ $FULLSTRING == *"Full"* && $FULLSTRING == *"to"* ]]; then
	echo "The substrings 'Full' and 'to' are in the full string."
fi

# Note, see the following two links for why [[ ]] is used:
https://serverfault.com/questions/52034/what-is-the-difference-between-double-and-single-square-brackets-in-bash
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/031

Source: stackoverflow.com

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