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Posted By

yoblob on 02/24/11


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check type of input

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checks for number character alphanumeric

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  1. [[ -z "$1" ]] && echo "I cant work without an input" && exit 1
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  3. INPUT="$@"
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  5. [[ "$INPUT" == ?(+|-)+([0-9]) ]] && echo "$INPUT is numeric" && exit 0
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  7. [[ "$INPUT" == +([a-zA-Z]) ]] && echo "$INPUT is character" && exit 0
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  9. [[ "$INPUT" == *([0-9]|[a-zA-Z])* ]] && echo "$INPUT is alpha-numeric" && exit 0

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