date - if - bash

2009-04-17 Thread Erik Xavior 

why isn't working? :S

if [ $(date +%H)  10 ]; then echo later then 10h; else echo before 10h;
fi;

Re: date - if - bash

2009-04-17 Thread CaT 
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 04:59:39PM +0200, Erik Xavior wrote:
 
 why isn't working? :S
 
 if [ $(date +%H)  10 ]; then echo later then 10h; else echo before 10h;
 fi;

Because  is a string comparison. Do

help test

in bash

or man test

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Re: date - if - bash

2009-04-17 Thread Andrew Sackville-West 
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 04:59:39PM +0200, Erik Xavior wrote:
 
 why isn't working? :S
 
 if [ $(date +%H)  10 ]; then echo later then 10h; else echo before 10h;
 fi;

because '' is a string operator? try '-gt'

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Re: date - if - bash

2009-04-17 Thread Erik Xavior 
it gives an output, yes, but if date +%H is smaller then 10, it still says
later then 10h

if [ $(date +%H)  10 ]; then echo later then 10h; else echo before 10h;
fi;

Re: date - if - bash

2009-04-17 Thread Mike Bird 
On Fri April 17 2009 07:59:39 Erik Xavior wrote:
 
 why isn't working? :S

 if [ $(date +%H)  10 ]; then echo later then 10h; else echo before
 10h; fi;


 10 created a file called 10.  You probably want -gt 10.

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