Compare integer value with decimal

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi all,
I have a issue... Is it possible to compare integer value with decimal value.
If it is not possible,then how can i compare 2 decimal values in born shell.thanks!

2

Try using bc.

x=`echo 10 + 11 |bc`
sets x equal to 21

x=`echo 10.5 - 1.3 |bc`
sets x equal to 9.2

3

One way...

a=1.2
b=1.1
if awk 'BEGIN{if(0+'$a'>'$b'+0)exit 0;exit 1}'
then
    echo true
else
    echo false
fi

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4

Thanks Jgt & Ygor for replying my query.I will try and see.