ken wrote:
Doing very simple math in bash fails if a number begins with a zero (0). The short script below illustrates the problem:
--- Normally, a leading 0 begins an octal constant (I have been bitten by this in the past as well...).
Where are you getting the value 'lastmo' from?If from 'something like date +"%m"', maybe you could strip off the leading zero? I.e.:
lastmo=$(echo "$lastmo"|sed -r 's/0+([0-9])/\1/')
