[Solved] Test if command returns given value?

[JusTertii]

Hi guys,

So I'm battling away trying to implement a script that tests whether I've got a wired internet connection (if wired, set up access point; or if unplugged, connect to wifi)

So I've worked out how to test if my link layer is up using ethtool eth0. This spits out a page or so of information, but what it also contains:

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	Link detected: yes

So I'm trying to use this as the basis for an if statement. But I'm stuck, and apparently I'm declaring the if statement wrong. Can anyone see what the problem is?

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if (ethtool eth0 | grep "Link detected: yes")
#take down wifi, bring up AP
else
#take down AP, bring up WiFi
fi

[xenopeek]

Remove the angled brackets or use square brackets and command substitution.

This tests the result code of the commands:
if ethtool eth0 | grep "Link detected: yes"
This test whether grep shows any lines; it checks the output of the grep command and would be true if there is any output and false if there is none:
if [[ $(ethtool eth0 | grep "Link detected: yes") ]]

[JusTertii]

Ah, thanks @xenopeek, much appreciated. Marking solved...