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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting how can i find sqrt of a any number without using expr Post 302307527 by jim mcnamara on Wednesday 15th of April 2009 03:49:03 PM
Old 04-15-2009
Code:
echo "sqrt($var)" | bc -l" | read root

The bc in Linux exceeds standard: add a -l for all you non-Linux coders.
 

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pods::SDL::Color(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation				     pods::SDL::Color(3pm)

NAME
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