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Old 09-19-2003, 10:49 AM   #1
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how to find out if argument is number: bash


how can I find out if an argument to bash is a number rather that anything else?
 
Old 09-19-2003, 04:12 PM   #2
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Do you mean an argument to a bash script? If so this works
Code:
if `echo $1 | grep -q [^[:digit:]]`; then
   echo $1 is not a number
else
   echo $1 is a number
fi
This tests the first argument ("$1") to a bash script to so if it contains anything but numbers. If so it is not a number.
 
  


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