. validint.sh
validfloat(){
fvalue="$1"
if [ ! -z $(echo $fvalue | sed 's/[^.]//g') ]; then
decimalPart="$(echo $fvalue | cut -d. -f1)"
fractionalPart="$(echo $fvalue | cut -d. -f2)"
if [ ! -z $decimalPart ]; then
if ! validint "$decimalPart" "" "" ; then
return 1
fi
fi
if [ "${fractionalPart%${fractionalPart#?}}" = "-" ]; then
echo "Invalid floating-point number: '-' not allowed after decimal opint" >&2
return 1
fi
if [ "$fractionalPart" != "" ]; then
if ! validint "$fractionalPart" "0" "" ; then
return 1
fi
fi
if [ "$decimalPart" = "-" -o -z "$decimalPart" ]; then
if [ -z $fractionalPart ]; then
echo "Invalid floating-point format." >&2
return 1
fi
fi
else
if [ "$fvalue" = "-" ]; then
echo "Invalid floating-point format." >&2
return 1
fi
if ! validint "$fvalue" "" "" ; then
return 1
fi
fi
return 0
}
if validfloat $1; then
echo "$1 is a valid floating-point value"
fi
exit 0
$ ./validfloat.sh 1234.56
1234.56 is a valid floating-point value
$ ./validfloat.sh -1234.56
-1234.56 is a valid floating-point value
$ ./validfloat.sh -.75
-.75 is a valid floating-point value
$ ./validfloat.sh -11.-12
Invalid floating-point number: '-' not allowed after decimal opint