LinuxQuestions.org - How can I pass the contents of a file into an integer?

- Programming (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/)

- - How can I pass the contents of a file into an integer? (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/how-can-i-pass-the-contents-of-a-file-into-an-integer-702031/)

andrew22

02-03-2009 04:14 PM

How can I pass the contents of a file into an integer?

I am trying to make a .sh programm , which will read the user input , pass it into an integer , write the integer into a file , then read the file , pass the contents of it in another integer , and the echo the last integer I am trying this

Code:

 #! /bin/bash

touch value

read val

echo "$val" > value

cat value | set $val2 

echo "$val2"

but , after all , is SET for that porpuse ? Can you give mesome corrections?

Maligree

02-03-2009 04:29 PM

This should work..

Code:

read value1

echo $value1 > value_file

value2=`cat value_file`

echo $value2

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:01 AM.