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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Error : [: missing `]' Post 302466842 by IETF on Wednesday 27th of October 2010 01:03:31 PM
Old 10-27-2010
Power Error : [: missing `]'

Hi,

I am attempting to test the input value for an integer. And if the value is not an integer, the intent is to complain about it and exit. Only if I can get past the syntax error, life will be full.
Code:
# test input to be a number
[ echo "$1" | egrep -q '^[^0-9]+$'; ] && { echo "Invalid input; Enter an integer..."; exit 2; }

When I run it on the command line, I am getting the following error:
Code:
./aaa: line 4: [: missing `]'
./aaa: line 4: ]: command not found

Can someone please help point out how to fix the code?

thanks.

Last edited by IETF; 10-27-2010 at 02:09 PM..
 

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