Linux test Command

What is Linux test Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use test command in Linux. test command is test - check file types and compare values.

test Syntax#

test EXPRESSION
test

test Examples#

test Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of test command. test command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for test command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man test

To open info page for test command we can use command below.

info test

To open help page from test command we can run command below.

test --help

Linux test Command Source Code#

You can find test command source code from the folowing repositories:

• test source code on GitHub
• test source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• test source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use test in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.