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<span style="font-family:courier;font-weight:bold;">num1=5<br>num2=10<br>if test $num1 –lt $num2<br>then<br> echo “Less Than”<br>else<br>echo “Greater Than or Equal to”<br>fi</span><br><br>
[[Image:if-elif-else.png|thumb|right|300px|Example of how an '''if-elif-else''' statement works.<br>(Image licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ cc])]]'''if-elif-else Statements'''
The '''elif''' statement can be used to perform additional conditional tests of the previous test condition tests '''FALSE'''. This statement is used to make your logic control-flow statement to be more adaptable.<br><br>''How it Works:''<br>If the test condition returns a '''TRUE''' value, then the Linux Commands between<br>'''then''' and '''else''' statements are executed.<br><br>If the test returns a '''FALSE''' value, then '''a new condition is tested''',<br>and action is taken if the result is '''TRUE''', then the Linux Commands between<br>'''then''' and '''else''' statements are executed. '''Additional elif statements''' can be used if additional conditional testing is required . Eventually, an action will be taken<br>when the final test condition is '''FALSE'''.<br><br>
