07-16-2013
I get my ksh version with escape ^V: $ Version 11/16/88
You might try dtksh in the CDE bin -- it's ksh-93 plus X goodies. Mine is: $ Version M-12/28/93d
I find that sh behavior very buggish!
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let(1) User Commands let(1)
NAME
let - shell built-in function to evaluate one or more arithmetic expressions
SYNOPSIS
ksh
let arg...
DESCRIPTION
ksh
Each arg is a separate "arithmetic expression" to be evaluated.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 The value of the last expression is non-zero.
1 The value of the last expression is zero.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
ksh(1), set(1), typeset(1), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 15 Apr 1994 let(1)