#!/bin/bash STR='GNU/Linux is an operating system' SUB='Linux' if [[ "$STR" == *"$SUB"* ]]; then echo "It's there." fi
#!/bin/bash STR='GNU/Linux is an operating system' SUB='Linux' case $STR in *"$SUB"*) echo -n "It's there." ;; esac
if echo "$string" | grep 'foo'; then echo "It's there!" fi
if [ $string ?? 'foo' ]; then echo "It's there!" fi
string="My string"