set -e
-# check whether $2 is within +/- 10% of $1
+# check whether $2 is within +/- 20% of $1
compare_number()
{
first_num=$1
second_num=$2
- # upper bound is first_num * 110%
- upper=$(expr $first_num + $first_num / 10 )
- # lower bound is first_num * 90%
- lower=$(expr $first_num - $first_num / 10 )
+ # upper bound is first_num * 120%
+ upper=$(expr $first_num + $first_num / 5 )
+ # lower bound is first_num * 80%
+ lower=$(expr $first_num - $first_num / 5 )
if [ $second_num -gt $upper ] || [ $second_num -lt $lower ]; then
- echo "The difference between $first_num and $second_num are greater than 10%."
+ echo "The difference between $first_num and $second_num are greater than 20%."
exit 1
fi
}