On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Gordon wrote: > I've searched all over for an answer to this and haven't found one yet! > > Is there a way in a bash script to test if a variable contains an > integer? I want to create a script that uses some simple arithmetic but > bash bombs out if you try to do a comparison or arithmetic with a > non-numeric value. Basically, something like: > > read var > if [ "$var" is a number ]; then > do something > else > echo var is not a number > fi
$ man expr the "expr" utility is, IMNSHO, sadly overlooked. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
