I can grab the results of "w=$date+%U)"; in C an use the modulo
operator; is there a way to do this is /bin/sh? ot zsh?
tia, guys,
gary
#/bin/sh
w=$(date +%U)
echo "w is $w";
(even=$(w % 2 )); ## flubs.
echo "even is $even"; ## flubs.
if [ $even -eq 0 ] ## flubs, obv'ly.
then
echo "week is even";
else
echo "week is odd";
fi
Take a look at 'expr'....
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~
% expr 1 % 2
1
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~
% expr 2 % 2
0
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