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# 1  
Old 06-03-2011
Decimal value for special character
I am seeing an special character in my file
when i do the

Code:
 
cat filename | od-bc


I see a value of 376 for that special character.
I would like to find the decimal value for the character.

For example the decimal value for ctrl-Y is char(25).
Appreciate help on this.
# 2  
Old 06-03-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by pinnacle
I am seeing an special character in my file
when i do the

Code:
 
cat filename | od-bc


I see a value of 376 for that special character.
I would like to find the decimal value for the character.

For example the decimal value for ctrl-Y is char(25).
Appreciate help on this.

Code:
 
Ÿ

# 3  
Old 06-03-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by getmmg
Code:
 
Ÿ


Sorry i think i did not make my question clear.

I want the command to look for the decimal value of any character in file.
# 4  
Old 06-03-2011
It is decimal 254.

Read the od man page for further information about the various output formats.
# 5  
Old 06-03-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
It is decimal 254.

Read the od man page for further information about the various output formats.
I know the values for
Quote:
characters
A,B,C,D
in decimal are
65,66,67,68
I am tring to achieve this in unix but could not get.

I tried various commands after reading man page.
some of them are:
Code:
 

UnixServer:/home/user $ echo "A" | od -s
0000000   16650
0000002
UnixServer:/home/user $ echo "A" | od -i
0000000   16650
0000002
UnixServer:/home/user $ echo "A" | od -L
0000000   1091174400
0000002
UnixServer:/home/user $ echo "A" | od -d
0000000  16650
0000002
UnixServer:/home/user $ echo "A" | od -D
0000000  1091174400
0000002

Help is appreciated for the command to convert to decimal.
# 6  
Old 06-03-2011
var="a";printf "%d", "${var}"
# 7  
Old 06-03-2011
Code:
 
perl -le 'print chr(376)'
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