if statements in Bash are often used in four important ways:
1. if...then...fi statements
2. if...then...fi...else statements
3. if..elif..else..fi
4. if..then..else..if..then..fi..fi.. (Nested Conditionals)
Their structure is
if [[ condition ]]
then
do this
elif [[ condition ]]; then
do this
else
do this by default
fi
Note that there must be spaces between the brackets and their enclosing text. An or condition is || and an and condition is &&. Also note that then is required after if and elif but not after else. It must be separated from the conditional by either a newline or a ; which represents a newline to bash. The entire if clause is terminated with fi.