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Check if two numbers are not equal to each other
$ [[ ${integer_a} -ne ${integer_b} ]]
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This command is using the conditional expression syntax in the Bash scripting language.

The [[ ... ]] construct is used for conditional evaluations in Bash. It provides a variety of comparison operators to compare values or expressions.

In this specific command, the -ne comparison operator is used within the [[ ... ]] construct. It stands for "not equal". It checks whether the value of integer_a is not equal to the value of integer_b.

Here, integer_a and integer_b are variables that contain integer values. The command will return a true (success) status if integer_a and integer_b are not equal, and false (failure) status if they are equal.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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