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Convert Floating Point Number To Integer Via File Read

I'm trying to get this to work when the "line" is in the format ###.###

Example line of data:

Query_time: 188.882

Current script:

#!/bin/bash

while read line; do
    if [ $(echo "$line" | cut -d: -f2) -gt 180 ];
    then
        echo "Over 180"
    else
        echo "Under 180"
    fi
done < test_file

Errors I get:

./calculate: line 4: [: 180.39934: integer expression expected
Solution

  • You can use this awk:

    $ echo Query_time: 188.882 | awk '{ print ($2>180?"Over ":"Under ") 180 }'
Over 180

    It takes the second space delimited field ($2) and using conditional operator outputs if it was over or under (less than or equal to) 180.