Numeric test when using the conditional operator

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Published on 2010-06-03T05:19:12Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 5:24 UTC
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$ echo $((1 -gt 2 ? 3 : 4))
bash: 1 -gt 2 ? 3 : 4: syntax error in expression (error token is "2 ? 3 : 4")

$ echo $(((1 -gt 2) ? 3 : 4))
bash: (1 -gt 2) ? 3 : 4: missing `)' (error token is "2) ? 3 : 4")

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