Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 03:14:47 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> Cc: tyler spivey <tspivey8@home.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: program to convert hex to decimal or vise versa? Message-ID: <15157.41335.592281.637560@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106240039000.86457-100000@java2.dpcsys.com> References: <15157.26660.156190.806500@guru.mired.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106240039000.86457-100000@java2.dpcsys.com>
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Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> types: > On Jun 23, Mike Meyer wrote: > > tyler spivey <tspivey8@home.com> types: > > > is their a program in ports that i can use > > > to convert hex to dec or vv? i don't use x > > > and want a command line based app. > > Ports nothing. bc is in the base system. I've added prompts for > > clarity, as it doesn't prompt. > I was going to suggest bc too but the questioner required scripts. > Crist had the answer for him and taught me something new too. > printf(1) who came up with that? And when? I didn't see anything about scripts, but bc can do that as well: guru$ echo 'ibase = 16; 1A' | bc 26 Not having to deal with prepending 0x may or may not be an advantage. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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