Compare filenames

is there a way to check if one filename is the same as another? I've tried writing a script called samefile, which takes in 2 arguments, each being a file and compares their names

This is what I have so far:

if [ $1 != $2 ]
then
echo "The two files are not the same!"
exit 1
elif [ $1 = $2 ]
echo "The two files are the same!"
exit 1
fi

Clearly this does not work, so that's why I'm posting here. Please help!

hello all
- sure you know, file names are unique in A dir
so $1 and $2 have different path
that 'if' will always return 1
you must use 'basename $1'
- the 'if' statement for a string comp is not the best way, use 'case'
- that 'else' AFTER an 'exit' is really useless
- check for number of params
- also use different exit codes
- try something like