On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Dennis Williamson <dennistwilliam...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:45 PM, john.ruckstuhl > <john.ruckst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> In bash, a comparison inside "[["/"]]" is lexicographic not numeric? >> This isn't what I expected. >> Which part of the documentation would set me straight? If someone >> could quote the fine manual, that would be great. >> >> $ if [[ 2000 > 200 ]]; then echo pass; else echo wierd; fi >> pass >> >> $ if [[ 1000 > 200 ]]; then echo pass; else echo wierd; fi >> wierd >> >> $ set | grep BASH_VERSION >> BASH_VERSION='3.2.51(24)-release' >> >> Thanks, >> John R. >> > > In man bash, in the CONDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS section: > > string1 < string2 > True if string1 sorts before string2 lexicographically in the > current locale. >
I meant to include: Use (( ... )) $ if (( 1000 > 200 )); then echo pass; else echo wierd; fi pass
