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Passing global variable to a function which is called by another function
Hi ,

I have three funcions f1, f2 and f3 .
f1 calls f2 and f2 calls f3 .
I have a global variable "period" which i want to pass to f3 .
Can i pass the variable directly in the definition of f3 ?
Pls help .

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You can access the global variable directly in the function.
Code:
period="hi"
f3()
{
echo $period
}
f3
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Ya ,
i was able to pass the global variable to the function .
Sorry for that dumb question .
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how do i get a result in fraction in shell script.

I am using expr for division of two numbers but it is giving Quotient.

I need it in full fraction value.
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how do i get a result in fraction in shell script.

I am using expr for division of two numbers but it is giving Quotient.

I need it in full fraction value.
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