On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 2:45 AM, 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. >,
http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#Bash-Conditional-Expressions string1 < string2 True if string1 sorts before string2 lexicographically. string1 > string2 True if string1 sorts after string2 lexicographically.
