Bash string starts with

[[ $a == z* ]]   # True if $a starts with a "z" (wildcard matching).
[[ $a == "z*" ]] # True if $a is equal to z* (literal matching).

if [[ "$HOST" =~ ^user.* ]]; then
    echo "yes"
fi

if [[ "$HOST" =~ ^user.*|^host1 ]]; then
    echo "yes"
fi

Source: stackoverflow.com

Similar codes

0 vote247 views1 answer
Depmod: not found
Shell/Bash
0 vote256 views1 answer
How to update newer git version on ubuntu 18.04 by using command line terminal.
Shell/Bash
0 vote261 views1 answer
Mac get your screen size terminal
Shell/Bash
0 vote261 views1 answer
Tail file first 100 lines linux
Shell/Bash
1 vote277 views2 answers
How to scp from vm to local
Shell/Bash
1 vote245 views1 answer
Powershell create symlink
Shell/Bash
18 votes255 views6 answers
Git restore
Shell/Bash
1 vote261 views2 answers
Rclone ubuntu install guide tutorial
Shell/Bash
0 vote254 views2 answers
Set node role kubernetes
Shell/Bash
0 vote261 views1 answer
How to take output of command in cp linux
Shell/Bash