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Old 08-23-2011, 03:33 AM   #1
olivia dunham
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how to compare float number in shell program

I wanna know how to compare a float number with a int /float number in the shell program
 
Old 08-23-2011, 03:39 AM   #2
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As far as I know, shell itself can't work with floats. you have to use a program like bc

example:
Code:
$ echo '1.5>1.2' | bc
1
$ echo '1.2>1.5' | bc
0
 
  


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