[Gllug] Re: Bash Data validation libraries

[David Abbishaw]

> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:29:09 +0000
> From: Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Bash Data validation libraries
> To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
> Message-ID: <20060213192908.GA26129 at furbychan.cocan.org>
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> On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 03:06:06PM +0000, David Abbishaw wrote:
>   
>> Hi,  Just wondered if anyone had any good resources for pre written bash 
>> or ksh libraries for doing in particular data validation. Although 
>> anything might be useful at the moment.
>>     
>
> Data validation ...?  What sort of data and how do you want to check it?
>
>   
Mostly I want to be able to check user input, normally from a read 
statement for things like, length, number of '.'s if there entering an 
IP address or name.  That the only characters entered are a-z 0-9 as 
when cuting and pasting from excel/word other non printable characted 
can get pasted.
> Rich.
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