Testing if an answer is a number

[Larshg]

Hi

I need to test an answer in a script is a number

something like this

print -n "Type a number : "
read number
if (test $number = xxxxx)
then
echo "great"
else
echo "this is not a number"
fi


the question is - what should i put insteed of xxxxx(if there is something)

The number can't be 4,9 it has to be a rounded up number


Thanks

 

[aigles]

Try this :
[tt]
if [[ $number = +([0-9]) ]]
then
echo "great"
else
echo "this is not a number"
fi
[/tt]

Jean Pierre.

 

[PHV]

Or something like this (in ksh):
print -n "Type a number : "
typeset -i number
rc=1;while (($rc));do read number;rc=$?;done

Hope This Help, PH.
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