On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 03:37:43PM -0500, matt zagrabelny wrote: > On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 13:57, David selby wrote: > > If this is the case, how can I test a string ? > > for your enjoyment: > > #!/bin/bash > > if echo $fourdig | grep ^[0-9]*$ > /dev/null 2>&1; then
That *really* needs some quoting ... if echo "$fourdig" | grep '^[0-9]*$' > /dev/null 2>&1; then Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
