From: Bill Thompson (bill.thompson@GOODYEAR.COM)
Date: Thu Nov 21 2002 - 12:50:41 EST
if (( $(expr $i : ".*") > 5 ))
then
do something
fi
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Clifton, Pablo" <Pablo.Clifton@BCBSFL.COM>
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To: <aix-l@Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:01 PM
Subject: how to check the length of a variable in ksh?
> Hi-
>
> Anyone know how I can check in a korn shell script:
>
> if [[ length of variable $i is > 5 characters ]]
> then
> do something
> fi
>
> thanks,
> -pablo
>
> --
> Pablo Clifton
> UNIX Tech Services
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