On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 05:09:14PM +0300, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > Hi, > > > Could somebody explain me why in the second case I get an error (both > with test(1) and with sh's builtin) ? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> /var/log/ports [16:51:38] 0 > # sh > # cat ports_sup_log | wc -l > 3 > # if [ "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -eq "3" ]; then echo 'da'; fi > da > # if [ "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -nq "3" ]; then echo 'da'; fi > [: 3: unexpected operator > > # if (/bin/test "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -eq "3") ; then echo 'da'; fi > da > # if (/bin/test "`cat ports_sup_log | wc -l`" -nq "3") ; then echo 'da'; fi > test: 3: unexpected operator
The test for numeric inequality is '-ne': % [ 3 -ne 5 ] && echo yes yes % /bin/test 3 -ne 5 && echo yes yes Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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