how to check whether a string contains a special character or not in bash

Brainy Butterfly answered on September 5, 2020 Popularity 5/10 Helpfulness 4/10

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if [[ $str =~ ['!@#$%^&*()_+'] ]]; then
    echo yes
else
    echo no
fi

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