Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 09:33:11 -0700 From: Jon Drews <jon.drews@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to handle numeric variables in sh? Message-ID: <8cb27cbf050219083335c55752@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050219125559.3bb98715@ale.varnet.bsd> References: <20050219125559.3bb98715@ale.varnet.bsd>
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Ale: On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:55:59 -0300, Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> wrote: > Hello, > > Is there a way to handle numeric variables (addition, multiplication, etc.) in 'sh' (or throught an external command)? Here is a good short "HowTo" on calling bc: ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> Shell Tip: Calculating with large numbers using "bc" ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.shelldorado.com/newsletter/issues/2002-3-Aug.html Shelldorado is a great reference site: http://www.shelldorado.com/
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