02-12-2008
Unix Arithmatic operation issue , datatype issue
Hi,
I have a shell scripting. This will take 7 digit number in each line and add 7 digit number with next subsequent lines ( normal addition ).
Eg:
0000001
0000220
0001235
0000022
0000023
...........
.........
........
Like this i am having around 1500000 records. After adding , I am getting the result 2147483647 but actual result is 2156379608 . I found the root cause of this issue is that Unix temproary variable can hold only 2156379608 ( Range of integer ) as it's 32 bit. For eg:
a=2147483647
expr $a + 2
you will get the negative result. Because while expr working, the result will be stored in internal temporary variable or register then you will get the result.. but that particular temporary variable or register can accomodate only 2147483647 .. if it crosses this limit, you may get the junk value like -ve values... this is my finiding for this issue.. But I want to have resolution for this issue. how to add or do arthimatic opration if i want to have result more than limit ( 2147483647 ). I mean
a=2147483647
expr $a + 2
for this i need to get the right result rather than -ve value.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENDARWIN
expr
EXPR(1) BSD General Commands Manual EXPR(1)
NAME
expr -- evaluate expression
SYNOPSIS
expr expression
DESCRIPTION
The expr utility evaluates expression and writes the result on standard output.
All operators are separate arguments to the expr utility. Characters special to the command interpreter must be escaped.
Operators are listed below in order of increasing precedence. Operators with equal precedence are grouped within { } symbols.
expr1 | expr2
Returns the evaluation of expr1 if it is neither an empty string nor zero; otherwise, returns the evaluation of expr2.
expr1 & expr2
Returns the evaluation of expr1 if neither expression evaluates to an empty string or zero; otherwise, returns zero.
expr1 {=, >, >=, <, <=, !=} expr2
Returns the results of integer comparison if both arguments are integers; otherwise, returns the results of string comparison using
the locale-specific collation sequence. The result of each comparison is 1 if the specified relation is true, or 0 if the relation
is false.
expr1 {+, -} expr2
Returns the results of addition or subtraction of integer-valued arguments.
expr1 {*, /, %} expr2
Returns the results of multiplication, integer division, or remainder of integer-valued arguments.
expr1 : expr2
The ``:'' operator matches expr1 against expr2, which must be a regular expression. The regular expression is anchored to the begin-
ning of the string with an implicit ``^''. expr expects "basic" regular expressions, see re_format(7) for more information on regu-
lar expressions.
If the match succeeds and the pattern contains at least one regular expression subexpression ``(...)'', the string corresponding to
``1'' is returned; otherwise the matching operator returns the number of characters matched. If the match fails and the pattern
contains a regular expression subexpression the null string is returned; otherwise 0.
Parentheses are used for grouping in the usual manner.
EXAMPLES
1. The following example adds one to the variable a.
a=`expr $a + 1`
2. The following example returns the filename portion of a pathname stored in variable a. The // characters act to eliminate ambiguity
with the division operator.
expr //$a : '.*/(.*)'
3. The following example returns the number of characters in variable a.
expr $a : '.*'
DIAGNOSTICS
The expr utility exits with one of the following values:
0 the expression is neither an empty string nor 0.
1 the expression is an empty string or 0.
2 the expression is invalid.
STANDARDS
The expr utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2 (``POSIX.2'').
BSD
July 3, 1993 BSD