how to check input date format.
for example $input_date must be in format dd.mm.gg
script is execute like this:
bin/script1.sh 14.12.2009
script1.sh code:
#!/bin/sh
input_date=$1
CMD="/app/si/test/test.sh $input_date"
echo "*****"
$CMD
Try:
var="14.12.2009"
echo $var | grep -q "[0-3][0-9]\.[01][0-9]\.[0-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]"
echo $?
date.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo $1 | awk -f date.awk
date.awk
BEGIN{
FS="."
}
{
if ( $1 > 0 && $1 <= 31 && $2 > 0 && $2 <= 12 && $3 > 0 && length($3) == 4 ) {
print "DATE FORMAT OK"
}
else{
print "DATE FORMAT NOK"
}
}
USAGE : date.sh StringDate