I'm not familiar with OS X, but usually version numbers are weighted. That may be the reason for the unrespected results on Tiger.
A script assuming max. 3 digits for any number could look like this:
returns
Hello,
I kinda newbie in unix so I would like so help.I know that there is a command that compares two integer numbers test (eg. #$1=0 ).I would like to know if it is possible to compare any number with another (eg. 2.3=0 or 3.7!=0 4.5>2.2).
Thank you in advance. (1 Reply)
Can someone tell me how do I comapre two numbers with the decimals in UNIX shell scripting
I understand "-gt" can be used only for integers
Regards, Giri (4 Replies)
Hello, I'm searching for a quick method to read numeric values from a file or a defined variable and identifying the largest number. For instance if the following numbers are in a file or defined to a variable:
09192007 09202007 09182007 09172007 09162007
What "short" method could be used to... (7 Replies)
Im trying to compare two numbers with decimals but its not working as expected.
a=1
b=1.1
if
then echo "equal"
fi
When I do this it says that the numbers are equal. Ultimately Im using -le and -ge in the if statements but I tested with -eq for simplicity.
Any way to make this... (3 Replies)
Hi. I do not know how to compare numbers and need help. In my script I have to figure the MAX, MIN, & Avg. Sales amounts.
Please help me.
In the code, "transaction" is a counter.
#!/bin/bash
clear
transaction=0
sales=0
total=0
while test $sales
... (9 Replies)
ValA=-29344
if ; then
echo "NEGATIVE"
else
echo "POSITIVE"
fi
Can someone please tell me how else they would go about doing the above?
When i do it, i get errors such as: (10 Replies)
For numbers between 0 and 1 the below logic is not working.
Output of above shall be "correct" but its echoing "incorrect".Kindly suggest
a=.1
if
then
echo correct
else echo incorrect
fi
Video tutorial on how to use code tags in The UNIX and Linux Forums. (3 Replies)
Hello everyone,
I want to compare a list of numbers in the file TEST01 to the variable $Post. Also remove any duplicate numbers. Create an if then statement indicating if the numbers listed in TEST01 is less than the number value of $Post then print an error message.
Here is the contents of... (5 Replies)
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apc_dec
APC_DEC(3) 1 APC_DEC(3)apc_dec - Decrease a stored numberSYNOPSIS
int apc_dec (string $key, [int $step = 1], [bool &$success])
DESCRIPTION
Decreases a stored integer value.
PARAMETERS
o $key
- The key of the value being decreased.
o $step
- The step, or value to decrease.
o $success
- Optionally pass the success or fail boolean value to this referenced variable.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the current value of $key's value on success, or FALSE on failure
EXAMPLES
Example #1
apc_dec(3) example
<?php
echo "Let's do something with success", PHP_EOL;
apc_store('anumber', 42);
echo apc_fetch('anumber'), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_dec('anumber'), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_dec('anumber', 10), PHP_EOL;
echo apc_dec('anumber', 10, $success), PHP_EOL;
var_dump($success);
echo "Now, let's fail", PHP_EOL, PHP_EOL;
apc_store('astring', 'foo');
$ret = apc_dec('astring', 1, $fail);
var_dump($ret);
var_dump($fail);
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
Let's do something with success
42
41
31
21
bool(true)
Now, let's fail
bool(false)
bool(false)
SEE ALSO apc_inc(3).
PHP Documentation Group APC_DEC(3)