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Post 10741 by cesar720213 on Tuesday 20th of November 2001 10:59:00 AM
11-20-2001
mathematics operations in unix
Hello guys!
Can say me anybody about operatios with unix, I don't to make operations, only inside in a variable, like this
#y=4
#x=2
#let z=$y-$x
#echo $z
# 2
but I can't to make mathematical operations with decimal like this
#y=3.2
#x=1.5
#let z=$y-$x
#echo $z
# 3
this operations, I get result integers.
Can say me anybody about operatios with unix, I don't to make operations, only inside in a variable, like this
#y=4
#x=2
#let z=$y-$x
#echo $z
# 2
but I can't to make mathematical operations with decimal like this
#y=3.2
#x=1.5
#let z=$y-$x
#echo $z
# 3
this operations, I get result integers.
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