Those aren't numbers. They're numerals.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Gene Dascher
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:38 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Uppercase a Bash input variable
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> Au contraire:
> i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
> ;)
> 
> Gene
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> > [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Jeremy Fowler
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 1:38 PM
> > To: James Sissel; kclug@kclug.org
> > Subject: RE: Uppercase a Bash input variable
> > 
> > 
> > um... There is no such thing as lower case numbers. 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> > > [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of James Sissel
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:19 PM
> > > To: kclug@kclug.org
> > > Subject: Uppercase a Bash input variable
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Using RedHat 7.3 and Bash 2.05a I can write the following script.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > echo -n "Please enter a date (DD-MON-YYYY): "
> > > read indate
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > How can I make sure indate is in uppercase?
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
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