Check If A Number Is Even Or Odd In Bash Shell Scripts

May 2023

NUMBER=10

if [ $(($NUMBER%2)) -eq 0 ]
then
  echo "even"
else
  echo "odd"
fi

To check for just and odd number, use:

NUMBER=9

if [ $(($NUMBER%2)) -ne 0 ]
then
  echo "odd"
fi

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