How to check the extension of a filename in a bash script?

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I am writing a nightly build script in bash.
Everything is fine and dandy except for one little snag:


#!/bin/bash

for file in "$PATH_TO_SOMEWHERE"; do
      if [ -d $file ]
      then
              # do something directory-ish
      else
              if [ "$file" == "*.txt" ]       #  this is the snag
              then
                     # do something txt-ish
              fi
      fi
done;

My problem is determining the file extension and then acting accordingly. I know the issue is in the if-statement, testing for a txt file.

How can I determine if a file has a .txt suffix?

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