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CPU & Memory Check if the input is number or text?

i have to check if is input number or text, i case that is text then exit script

exaple is hrere, but is not working

Code:
check_it()
{
    if [ "$1" != +([a-zA-Z]) ]
        then        
        if (( $1 > 0 && $1 < 13 )); 
            then
                echo "input number is ok"
        else
                echo "number not ok"
                exit 1
        fi
    else
      echo "just numbers please"
      exit 1
    fi
}

case $1 in
        0*)             echo "sorry, no leading zeroes"
                        exit 1;;
        "")             echo "input parameter is required"
                        exit 1;;
esac

 
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TEXT2PS(L)																TEXT2PS(L)

NAME
text2ps - convert text files to PostScript SYNOPSIS
text2ps [ options ] [ files ] DESCRIPTION
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Too many options. There is no way to specify where the title will be placed. If the font being used is not a constant width font and there are other characters than just tabs and spaces in front of a tab, the next character may not align properly. TEXT2PS(L)