bashshell

Integer expression expected error in shell script

I'm a newbie to shell scripts so I have a question. What Im doing wrong in this code?

#!/bin/bash
echo " Write in your age: "
read age
if [ "$age" -le "7"] -o [ "$age" -ge " 65" ]
then
echo " You can walk in for free "
elif [ "$age" -gt "7"] -a [ "$age" -lt "65"]
then
echo " You have to pay for ticket "
fi

When I'm trying to open this script it asks me for my age and then it says 

./bilet.sh: line 6: [: 7]: integer expression expected
./bilet.sh: line 9: [: missing `]'

I don't have any idea what I'm doing wrong. If someone could tell me how to fix it I would be thankful, sorry for my poor English I hope you guys can understand me.

Solution

  • You can use this syntax:

    #!/bin/bash

echo " Write in your age: "
read age

if [[ "$age" -le 7 || "$age" -ge 65 ]] ; then
    echo " You can walk in for free "
elif [[ "$age" -gt 7 && "$age" -lt 65 ]] ; then
    echo " You have to pay for ticket "
fi