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Could anybody please help me in writing a script in unix for converting a decimal number to binary number.
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Is this homework??

man bc

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I tried 'bc' and 'dc'... but I am not convenient with them.. can you provide the solution...
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Hmm... benefit of the doubt then....

echo "ibase=10;obase=2;128" | bc

Where 128 is the number you want to convert.

I'll leave it to you to convert this into a versatile script.

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