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Bash: Checking If A Variable Is A Number

12.13.2006
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        Shellscript checking if a variable is a number

#!/bin/bash
read VARIABLE
if [ $VARIABLE -eq $VARIABLE 2> /dev/null ]; then
echo $VARIABLE is a number
else
echo $VARIABLE is not a number
fi