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# 8  
Old 04-22-2012
no Smilie

Code:
/usr/xpg6/bin/bc
1 > 2
syntax error on line 1, teletype

Some more relevant info:
I'm writing my script on an instructional account, so apparently, the version of bc in the system is not GNU bc. However, GNU bc is installed in path ~/xyzRandomPath/bc, and the error is occuring while i'm working in xyzRandomPath (and my home directory). Am I doing it wrong?

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-22-2012 at 05:40 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 9  
Old 04-22-2012
I suggest you rewrite you script so that it conforms to the POSIX specification. Then it will work on both your own system and your instructional system.
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# 10  
Old 04-22-2012
hmm it still doesn't work as expected:

Code:
if [ $(echo "1.1 == 1.1" | bc) -eq 0 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi
syntax error on line 1, teletype
-bash: [: -eq: unary operator expected
no go


Last edited by timiksy; 04-22-2012 at 06:30 AM.. Reason: incomplete code
# 11  
Old 04-22-2012
Here is a way to do it:
Code:
if [ $(echo "if 1.1 == 1.1 0 " | bc) -eq 0 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

# 12  
Old 04-22-2012
@jlliagre, we would need some parentheses, no?
Code:
if [ $(echo "if (1.1 == 1.10) 0 " | bc) -eq 0 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

But still, this would leave us with an error message in test if the results do not match

Code:
$ if [ "$(echo "if (1.1 == 1.0) 0 " | bc)" -eq 0 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi
-bash: [: : integer expression expected
no go

But I guess we could redirect stderr:

Code:
$ if [ "$(echo "if (1.1 == 1.10) 0 " | bc)" -eq 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi
no go

----------edit-----------

I guess we could also do something like this:
Code:
if [ $(printf "%.8f" 1.1) = $(printf "%.8f" 1.10) ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

or use ksh93, where we can just do:
Code:
if [ 1.1 -eq 1.10 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi


Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-22-2012 at 04:16 PM..
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# 13  
Old 04-22-2012
@Scrutinizer: I indeed forgot the parenthesis.

Here is a portable solution:
Code:
a=1.1
b=1.0

if [ $(echo "if ( $a == $b ) 0; if ( $a != $b ) 1 " | bc) -eq 0 ]; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

Note that it isn't still completely portable as it might fail in some locales.

bc doesn't looks like the best tool for the job. ksh93 or awk would be more appropriate.
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# 14  
Old 04-22-2012
awk could be used like this maybe:
Code:
a=1.1 b=1.11
if awk "BEGIN{exit! ($a == $b)}" ; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

if awk "BEGIN{exit! ($a < $b)}" ; then echo "great"; else echo "no go"; fi

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