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Hello,
I have a variable LOGNUM with values 0000095, When i subtract the variable by 1, Its losing its leading zeros. Can you please help me here ?
LOGNUM=0000095
$OLDLOG=`echo "${LOGNUM}-1"|bc`
$ echo $OLDLOG
94
Am expecting output as
0000094
Appreciate your help!
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