Why doesn't i3bar execute this code properly?

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I was writing a blocklet for music players for i3blocks. I faced an issue with the following code snippets.
Works
if [[ $(playerctl status | grep -o "No players found") != "" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Doesn't work
if [[ "$(playerctl status 2>&1)" = "No players found" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Why does the grep
code snippet work while the one involving File descriptors doesn't? Does i3 not support them?
Both snippets work as expected in a bash terminal.
bash i3 file-descriptors
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I was writing a blocklet for music players for i3blocks. I faced an issue with the following code snippets.
Works
if [[ $(playerctl status | grep -o "No players found") != "" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Doesn't work
if [[ "$(playerctl status 2>&1)" = "No players found" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Why does the grep
code snippet work while the one involving File descriptors doesn't? Does i3 not support them?
Both snippets work as expected in a bash terminal.
bash i3 file-descriptors
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I was writing a blocklet for music players for i3blocks. I faced an issue with the following code snippets.
Works
if [[ $(playerctl status | grep -o "No players found") != "" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Doesn't work
if [[ "$(playerctl status 2>&1)" = "No players found" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Why does the grep
code snippet work while the one involving File descriptors doesn't? Does i3 not support them?
Both snippets work as expected in a bash terminal.
bash i3 file-descriptors
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Utkarsh Verma is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I was writing a blocklet for music players for i3blocks. I faced an issue with the following code snippets.
Works
if [[ $(playerctl status | grep -o "No players found") != "" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Doesn't work
if [[ "$(playerctl status 2>&1)" = "No players found" ]]; then
exit 3;
fi
Why does the grep
code snippet work while the one involving File descriptors doesn't? Does i3 not support them?
Both snippets work as expected in a bash terminal.
bash i3 file-descriptors
bash i3 file-descriptors
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