Bash Arithmetic tests
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#!/bin/bash # Arithmetic tests.
# The (( ... )) construct evaluates and tests numerical expressions. # Exit status opposite from [ ... ] construct!
(( 0 )) echo "Exit status of \"(( 0 ))\" is $?." # 1
(( 1 )) echo "Exit status of \"(( 1 ))\" is $?." # 0
(( 5 > 4 )) # true echo "Exit status of \"(( 5 > 4 ))\" is $?." # 0
(( 5 > 9 )) # false echo "Exit status of \"(( 5 > 9 ))\" is $?." # 1
(( 5 - 5 )) # 0 echo "Exit status of \"(( 5 - 5 ))\" is $?." # 1
(( 5 / 4 )) # Division o.k. echo "Exit status of \"(( 5 / 4 ))\" is $?." # 0
(( 1 / 2 )) # Division result < 1. echo "Exit status of \"(( 1 / 2 ))\" is $?." # Rounded off to 0. # 1
(( 1 / 0 )) 2>/dev/null # Illegal division by 0. echo "Exit status of \"(( 1 / 0 ))\" is $?." # 1
# What effect does the "2>/dev/null" have? # What would happen if it were removed? # Try removing it, then rerunning the script.
exit 0
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