Code: # make chroot echo $CHROOTFORMAT if [[ $CHROOTFORMAT -eq deboot ]] ; then echo "Building chroot using debootstrap"; buildDebootChroot; else echo "Building chroot using tarball"; buildTarChroot; fi Output: echo $CHROOTFORMAT ++ echo tarball tarball if [[ $CHROOTFORMAT -eq deboot ]] ; then echo "Building chroot using debootstrap"; buildDebootChroot; else echo "Building chroot using tarball"; buildTarChroot; fi ++ [[ tarball -eq deboot ]] ++ echo 'Building chroot using debootstrap' Building chroot using debootstrap ++ buildDebootChroot