On , Martijn Koster <mak-alug@greenhills.co.uk> wrote:
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> [: 6: -lt: unexpected operator
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> The problem is that -lt wants a integer on the left, and there isn't.
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> So you want to repeat the $1:
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> if [ "$1" -ge 128 -a "$1" -lt 192 ]
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> Also I have in the mean time settled with;

Thanks Martijn thats seems obvious now!

> if [ "$1" -ge 128 ]&& [ $1 -lt 192 ]
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> Is either one of these preferred over the other?
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> That is clearer to my eyes (but be consistent in your quoting of $1).

Oh, I missed that, that was I typo because I didn't mean to have quotes there. I assume this is correct since $1 is an integer, do you know if this is the case?