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Re: error in math args?
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: error in math args? |
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Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:49:28 -0500 |
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Scott Dylewski <scott@dylewski.com> wrote:
> I get an error when running:
> echo $(( 008 / 2 ))
Numbers starting with 0 are interpreted as octal, and so can only use
digits 0-7. You'll have to strip off the leading zeros to make the
number be interpreted as decimal.
paul