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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Check if argument passed is an integers Post 31227 by elchalateco on Monday 4th of November 2002 02:20:11 PM
Old 11-04-2002
Sorry but that does not work.

I have this script that is working except for negative integers or when someone enters a + infront of the integer.

Why isn't this accepting negative integers or integer with a + sign?


#!/bin/sh
checkinput()
{
case $1 in [0-9]|[0-9]*[0-9][\.]) return 0 ;; esac
return 1
}

exitusage()
{
echo "Usage: Proj2 Integer1 Integer2"
exit
}

[ $# -ne 2 ] && exitusage
checkinput $1 || exitusage && A=$1
checkinput $2 || exitusage && B=$2

Thanks in advance
 

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abs(3)							     Library Functions Manual							    abs(3)

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NAME
abs, div, labs, ldiv - Computes absolute value and division of integers LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h> int abs ( int i ); long labs ( long i ); div_t div ( int numerator , int denominator); ldiv_t ldiv ( long numerator, long denominator); PARAMETERS
For abs(), specifies some integer. For labs(), specifies some long integer. For div(), specifies some integer. For ldiv(), specifies some long integer. For div(), specifies some integer. For ldiv(), specifies some long integer. DESCRIPTION
The abs() function returns the absolute value of its integer operand. The div() function computes the quotient and remainder of the division of the numerator numerator by the denominator denominator. If the division is inexact, the sign of the resulting quotient is that of the algebraic quotient, and the magnitude of the resulting quotient is the largest integer less than the magnitude of the algebraic quotient. If the result cannot be represented (for example, if the denominator is 0), the behavior is undefined. The div() function returns a value of type div_t, comprising both the quotient and the remainder. The labs() and ldiv() functions perform the same functions as abs() and div() respectively, but accept long integers rather than integers as parameters. The ldiv() function returns a value of type ldiv_t, comprising both the quotient and the remainder. NOTES
The abs(), labs(), div(), and ldiv() functions are supported for multithreaded applications. A two's-complement integer can hold a negative number whose absolute value is too large for the integer to hold. When given this largest negative value, the abs() function returns the same value. Full use RETURN VALUES
The abs() function and labs() function return the absolute value of their arguments. The div() function returns a value of type div_t and the ldiv() function returns a value of type ldiv_t. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: floor(3) delim off delim off abs(3)
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