02-22-2012
converting string to number in shell script
Hi,
I am having a problem in converting a string to number so I can preform arithmetic operations.
timeTot=0
timeTmp=$(cat idsOutput | grep 'Run time' | cut -c 36-39)
timeTot=$[$timeTot+$timeTmp] #This is line 28
echo "total RunTime=" $timeTot
this is the error msg:
./ids2.sh: line 28: 0+1.35: syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is ".35")
total RunTime= 0
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NAME
pnmarith - perform arithmetic on two portable anymaps
SYNOPSIS
pnmarith -add|-subtract|-multiply|-difference|-minimum|-maximum. pnmfile1 pnmfile2
DESCRIPTION
Reads two portable anymaps as input. Performs the specified arithmetic operation, and produces a portable anymap as output. The two input
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SEE ALSO
pbmmask(1), pnmpaste(1), pnminvert(1), pnm(5)
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