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  • The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
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  • The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
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  • 8




    stackoverflow.com/questions/32196628/…
    – Rinzwind
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    echo 2016 2020, perhaps?
    – Henning Makholm
    12 hours ago










  • The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
    – Abigail
    6 hours ago












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    stackoverflow.com/questions/32196628/…
    – Rinzwind
    16 hours ago






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    echo 2016 2020, perhaps?
    – Henning Makholm
    12 hours ago










  • The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
    – Abigail
    6 hours ago







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echo 2016 2020, perhaps?
– Henning Makholm
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echo 2016 2020, perhaps?
– Henning Makholm
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The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
– Abigail
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The only year between 2014 and 2020 which is a leap year is 2016. You can use test (or [) to tests if a number is equal to 2016.
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You can make use of date's exit code to check for a leap year, relying on date's behaviour of generating a non 0 exit code for an invalid date, obviosuly there's no 29th of Feb in a non-leap year:



date -d $year-02-29 &>/dev/null
echo $?


as a function:



isleap() echo is not leap;


Usage:



$ isleap 2019
is not leap

$ isleap 2020
is leap


Regarding your question:




Can i know how to show leap year between 2014-2020 in linux terminal?




echo "Leap years between 2014 and 2020:";
for y in 2014..2020; do
 date -d $y-02-29 &>/dev/null && echo $y;
done





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    Just a variant of @RoVo's answer ...



    for a in 2014..2020
    do 
     date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
    done


    date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2> /dev/null sets date to the 29th of Feb and prints the year, ignoring any errors that occur.






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      Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
      – Digital Trauma
      6 hours ago










    • @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
      – JJoao
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    Here an elegant solution, save as isleap:



    #!/bin/bash
    (( !($1 % 4) && ( $1 % 100 || !( $1 % 400) ) )) &&
    echo "leap year" || echo "not a leap"
    exit 0


    Don't forget to set execute permission:



    $ chmod +x isleap


    Test it: 



    $ ./isleap 1900
    not a leap
    $ ./isleap 2000
    leap year





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      $ cat test.sh
      #!/bin/sh

      year=$1
      y=$(( $year % 4 ))
      if [ $y -eq 0 ]
      then
       echo "$year is a Leap Year!"
      else
       echo "$year is not a Leap Year!"
      fi





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      • Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
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      You can make use of date's exit code to check for a leap year, relying on date's behaviour of generating a non 0 exit code for an invalid date, obviosuly there's no 29th of Feb in a non-leap year:



      date -d $year-02-29 &>/dev/null
      echo $?


      as a function:



      isleap() echo is not leap;


      Usage:



      $ isleap 2019
      is not leap

      $ isleap 2020
      is leap


      Regarding your question:




      Can i know how to show leap year between 2014-2020 in linux terminal?




      echo "Leap years between 2014 and 2020:";
      for y in 2014..2020; do
       date -d $y-02-29 &>/dev/null && echo $y;
      done





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        25
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        You can make use of date's exit code to check for a leap year, relying on date's behaviour of generating a non 0 exit code for an invalid date, obviosuly there's no 29th of Feb in a non-leap year:



        date -d $year-02-29 &>/dev/null
        echo $?


        as a function:



        isleap() echo is not leap;


        Usage:



        $ isleap 2019
        is not leap

        $ isleap 2020
        is leap


        Regarding your question:




        Can i know how to show leap year between 2014-2020 in linux terminal?




        echo "Leap years between 2014 and 2020:";
        for y in 2014..2020; do
         date -d $y-02-29 &>/dev/null && echo $y;
        done





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          up vote
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          up vote
          25
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          You can make use of date's exit code to check for a leap year, relying on date's behaviour of generating a non 0 exit code for an invalid date, obviosuly there's no 29th of Feb in a non-leap year:



          date -d $year-02-29 &>/dev/null
          echo $?


          as a function:



          isleap() echo is not leap;


          Usage:



          $ isleap 2019
          is not leap

          $ isleap 2020
          is leap


          Regarding your question:




          Can i know how to show leap year between 2014-2020 in linux terminal?




          echo "Leap years between 2014 and 2020:";
          for y in 2014..2020; do
           date -d $y-02-29 &>/dev/null && echo $y;
          done





          share|improve this answer














          You can make use of date's exit code to check for a leap year, relying on date's behaviour of generating a non 0 exit code for an invalid date, obviosuly there's no 29th of Feb in a non-leap year:



          date -d $year-02-29 &>/dev/null
          echo $?


          as a function:



          isleap() echo is not leap;


          Usage:



          $ isleap 2019
          is not leap

          $ isleap 2020
          is leap


          Regarding your question:




          Can i know how to show leap year between 2014-2020 in linux terminal?




          echo "Leap years between 2014 and 2020:";
          for y in 2014..2020; do
           date -d $y-02-29 &>/dev/null && echo $y;
          done






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              Just a variant of @RoVo's answer ...



              for a in 2014..2020
              do 
               date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              done


              date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2> /dev/null sets date to the 29th of Feb and prints the year, ignoring any errors that occur.






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                Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
                – Digital Trauma
                6 hours ago










              • @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
                – JJoao
                4 hours ago














              up vote
              6
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              Just a variant of @RoVo's answer ...



              for a in 2014..2020
              do 
               date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              done


              date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2> /dev/null sets date to the 29th of Feb and prints the year, ignoring any errors that occur.






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                Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
                – Digital Trauma
                6 hours ago










              • @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
                – JJoao
                4 hours ago












              up vote
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              up vote
              6
              down vote









              Just a variant of @RoVo's answer ...



              for a in 2014..2020
              do 
               date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              done


              date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2> /dev/null sets date to the 29th of Feb and prints the year, ignoring any errors that occur.






              share|improve this answer














              Just a variant of @RoVo's answer ...



              for a in 2014..2020
              do 
               date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              done


              date -d $a-02-29 +"%Y" 2> /dev/null sets date to the 29th of Feb and prints the year, ignoring any errors that occur.







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                Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
                – Digital Trauma
                6 hours ago










              • @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
                – JJoao
                4 hours ago












              • 1




                Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
                – Digital Trauma
                6 hours ago










              • @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
                – JJoao
                4 hours ago







              1




              1




              Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              – Digital Trauma
              6 hours ago




              Or even seq -f "%g-02-29" 2014 2020 | date -f- +"%Y" 2>/dev/null
              – Digital Trauma
              6 hours ago












              @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
              – JJoao
              4 hours ago




              @DigitalTrauma: very cool!
              – JJoao
              4 hours ago










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              Here an elegant solution, save as isleap:



              #!/bin/bash
              (( !($1 % 4) && ( $1 % 100 || !( $1 % 400) ) )) &&
              echo "leap year" || echo "not a leap"
              exit 0


              Don't forget to set execute permission:



              $ chmod +x isleap


              Test it: 



              $ ./isleap 1900
              not a leap
              $ ./isleap 2000
              leap year





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                up vote
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                Here an elegant solution, save as isleap:



                #!/bin/bash
                (( !($1 % 4) && ( $1 % 100 || !( $1 % 400) ) )) &&
                echo "leap year" || echo "not a leap"
                exit 0


                Don't forget to set execute permission:



                $ chmod +x isleap


                Test it: 



                $ ./isleap 1900
                not a leap
                $ ./isleap 2000
                leap year





                share|improve this answer
























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                  Here an elegant solution, save as isleap:



                  #!/bin/bash
                  (( !($1 % 4) && ( $1 % 100 || !( $1 % 400) ) )) &&
                  echo "leap year" || echo "not a leap"
                  exit 0


                  Don't forget to set execute permission:



                  $ chmod +x isleap


                  Test it: 



                  $ ./isleap 1900
                  not a leap
                  $ ./isleap 2000
                  leap year





                  share|improve this answer














                  Here an elegant solution, save as isleap:



                  #!/bin/bash
                  (( !($1 % 4) && ( $1 % 100 || !( $1 % 400) ) )) &&
                  echo "leap year" || echo "not a leap"
                  exit 0


                  Don't forget to set execute permission:



                  $ chmod +x isleap


                  Test it: 



                  $ ./isleap 1900
                  not a leap
                  $ ./isleap 2000
                  leap year






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                      $ cat test.sh
                      #!/bin/sh

                      year=$1
                      y=$(( $year % 4 ))
                      if [ $y -eq 0 ]
                      then
                       echo "$year is a Leap Year!"
                      else
                       echo "$year is not a Leap Year!"
                      fi





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                      • Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
                        – wjandrea
                        33 mins ago














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                      $ cat test.sh
                      #!/bin/sh

                      year=$1
                      y=$(( $year % 4 ))
                      if [ $y -eq 0 ]
                      then
                       echo "$year is a Leap Year!"
                      else
                       echo "$year is not a Leap Year!"
                      fi





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                      • Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
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                        33 mins ago












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                      $ cat test.sh
                      #!/bin/sh

                      year=$1
                      y=$(( $year % 4 ))
                      if [ $y -eq 0 ]
                      then
                       echo "$year is a Leap Year!"
                      else
                       echo "$year is not a Leap Year!"
                      fi





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                      $ cat test.sh
                      #!/bin/sh

                      year=$1
                      y=$(( $year % 4 ))
                      if [ $y -eq 0 ]
                      then
                       echo "$year is a Leap Year!"
                      else
                       echo "$year is not a Leap Year!"
                      fi






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                      • Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
                        – wjandrea
                        33 mins ago
















                      • Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
                        – wjandrea
                        33 mins ago















                      Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
                      – wjandrea
                      33 mins ago




                      Divisible by 4 is the Julian way. The Gregorian way is divisible by 4, but not by 100, but yes by 400. So this will work for the years that OP wants, but fail for 1900, for example.
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