Compare a string using sh shell

Question

I am using SH shell and I am trying to compare a string with a variable's value but the if condition is always execute to true. Why?

Here is some code:

Sourcesystem="ABC"

if [ "$Sourcesystem" -eq 'XYZ' ]; then 
    echo "Sourcesystem Matched" 
else
    echo "Sourcesystem is NOT Matched $Sourcesystem"  
fi;

echo Sourcesystem Value is  $Sourcesystem ;

Even this is not working:

Sourcesystem="ABC"

if [ 'XYZ' -eq "$Sourcesystem" ]; then 
    echo "Sourcesystem Matched" 
else
    echo "Sourcesystem is NOT Matched $Sourcesystem"  
fi;

echo Sourcesystem Value is  $Sourcesystem ;

Secondly, can we match this with a NULL or empty string?

Answer 1

You should use the = operator for string comparison:

Sourcesystem="ABC"

if [ "$Sourcesystem" = "XYZ" ]; then 
    echo "Sourcesystem Matched" 
else
    echo "Sourcesystem is NOT Matched $Sourcesystem"  
fi;

man test says that you use -z to match for empty strings.