Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: check if a string is numeric
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting check if a string is numeric Post 302572958 by shamrock on Saturday 12th of November 2011 12:30:46 AM
Old 11-12-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by megha2525
Hi shamrock

Code:
var="12345"

if  [[ "$var" = *([+-])*([0-9])*(.)*([0-9]) ]]; then
    echo "it is numeric"
else
    echo "not numeric" 
fi

At the same time I also want to check if var is null. as in the user did not enter any value .The issue is the shell script must continue executing if the parameter is numeric ( integer or decimal ) or null .
How can i check for null value at the same time while i check for numeric values?
Then all you have to do is separate the numeric regular expression from the one that is null by a vertical bar...
Code:
if  [[ "$var" = ?(""|*([+-])*([0-9])*(.)*([0-9])) ]]; then

This User Gave Thanks to shamrock For This Post:
 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to check for a valid numeric input

Hi Folks, I'm using bash script. I would like to check whether input is a number or not.(Only positive numbers).. if space or non numeric is entered, it should say "invalid input". pls help.. thanks in adv. Br/// Vijay. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Vijayakumarpc
1 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Check for numeric inputs

Hi All, How do i modify the below script such that if the input is numeric, it will give the numeric digit, else it will ouput "0" echo "xxx" | awk '/^+$/' (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: Raynon
6 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

to check variable if its non numeric

if test $b -ne then echo "\n\n\n\tPassword reset has been done successfully" else echo "\n\n\n\tAn error occurred" fi i want to check whether $b is non-numeric so how to do that? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sachin.gangadha
3 Replies

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

check whether it is a non-numeric character

Below is the abstract of the script which is working fine. if ] then error_process "Invalid month format." return 1 fi I am doing validation for month and it errors if the value is > 12 or < 0. In addition, I want to add another condition to error if it... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sony_dada
2 Replies

5. Programming

check the given string is numeric or not.

Hi, how to check the given string is numeric or not , without converting ( using strtol...). for ex: if string is C01 - non-numeric data if string is 001 - numeric data TIA (11 Replies)
Discussion started by: knowledge_gain
11 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Check for Numeric output in Perl

Hi All, I would like to convert my below csh script to Perl. Can any expert help ? # To check for numeric input set tested1 = `echo "$tested"| awk '/^+$/'`; # To remove un-neccessary zeros set tested2 = `echo "$tested"|awk '{print $0+0}'`; (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Raynon
3 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to check if a column is having a numeric value or not in a file?

Hi, I want to know, how we find out if a column is having a numeric value or not. For Example if we have a csv file as ASDF,QWER,GHJK,123,FGHY,9876 GHTY,NVHR,WOPI,623,HFBS,5386 we need to find out if the 4th and 6th column has muneric value or not. Thanks in advance Keerthan (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: keerthan
9 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to check for a Numeric Value?

Using shell, I have a variable, how can I check that variable for a numeric value such as "41.0"? My program needs to do one things if the numeric value is found, and another if something else such as a string of letter is found. is there a specific character that denotes a numeral? The... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: chagan02
2 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Find the numeric value in a string and then check the max. value

hi, i have a string " 00000069 ThreadMonitor W WSVR0606W: Thread "WebContainer : 43|null" (00000069) was previously rep orted to be hung but has completed. It was active for approximately 47533430 milliseconds. There is/are 43 thread(s) in tot al in the server that still may be hung." ... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: lovelysethii
4 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Check whether input is numeric

Hello there, find below for my code first: $pdp_asaba=`cat /tmp/temp_total | grep asaba | sed 's/*//g'` if ]] then pdp_asaba=0 fi $pdp_abuja=`cat /tmp/temp_total | grep abuja | sed 's/*//g'` if ]] then pdp_abuja=0 fi $pdp_ojota=`cat /tmp/temp_total | grep ojota | sed 's/*//g'` if ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: infinitydon
3 Replies
check-permissions(1M)					  System Administration Commands				     check-permissions(1M)

NAME
check-permissions - check permissions on mail rerouting files SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/check-permissions [login] DESCRIPTION
The check-permissions script is intended as a migration aid for sendmail(1M). It checks the /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file for all configured alias files, and checks the alias files for :include: files. It also checks for certain .forward files. For each file that check-permis- sions checks, it verifies that none of the parent directories are group- or world-writable. If any directories are overly permissive, it is reported. Otherwise it reports that no unsafe directories were found. As to which .forward files are checked, it depends on the arguments included on the command line. If no argument is given, the current user's home directory is checked for the presence of a .forward file. If any arguments are given, they are assumed to be valid logins, and the home directory of each one is checked. If the special argument ALL is given, the passwd entry in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file is checked, and all password entries that can be obtained through the switch file are checked. In large domains, this can be time-consuming. OPERANDS
The following operands are supported: login Where login is a valid user name, checks the home directory for login. ALL Checks the home directory of all users. FILES
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf Defines environment for sendmail /etc/mail/aliases Ascii mail aliases file ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWsndmu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
getent(1M), sendmail(1M), aliases(4), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 10 Nov 2003 check-permissions(1M)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:13 PM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy