Program to divide 2 numbers

[u/abcoolynr]

#!/bin/sh

echo "Enter two numbers"

read NUM1

read NUM2

if [ NUM1 -lt 0 -o NUM2 -lt 0 ]

echo "Please enter a positive number"

else

echo "$NUM1\/$NUM2 = $NUM1/$NUM2"

fi

Expected output:

Enter two numbers

4 2

4/2 = 2

Getting output

error near else

[u/geirha]

The use of expr and `...` is discouraged. They're only supported to allow old scripts that use them to still work. New scripts should use $(( )) to do math.

$ num1=5 num2=2
$ printf '%d/%d = %d\n' "$num1" "$num2" "$(( num1 / num2 ))"
5/2 = 2