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# 8  
Old 11-28-2011
Can we see more of the structure of the script?
Is the "read -p" deliberate (read from a Pipeline)?
# 9  
Old 11-28-2011
Code:
read -p "How many cars:" carsn        
test $carsn -ge 1 && $carsn -ne [A-Z][a-z]         
test $? -ne 0 && read -p "Invalid number. Please re-enter:" carsn

i get this error message
Code:
./cars.bash: line 52: 4: command not found
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