comparison check in shell script

[andi_1]

Hi,

I have the following code:

if [ $tmpPESize>$tmp1 ]; then
echo "hello"
fi

but for some reason, it always prints 'hello' even if $tmpPESize is 8 and tmp1 is 1

Any ideas why?

Thank you.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

If think your want:

if [ ${a} -gt ${b} ] # greater than
-ge greater than or equal to
-lt
-le
-eq
-ne

These are the numeric comparison operators