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Old 06-10-2014
How to accept command line argument as character or text if number is entered?
Hello
Does the unix korn shell provide a function to convert number entered in command line argument to text or Character so that in next step i will convert Chr to Hex
# 2  
Old 06-10-2014
Take a look at the bc command.

Code:
echo "obase=16; 10"|bc

# 3  
Old 06-10-2014
Or:
Code:
$ i=300
$ printf "%X\n" "$i"
12C

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Old 06-10-2014
My question is in command line if i enter 8016 , it will display output as 38 30 31 36 by storing it in some variable
Last edited by aadityapatel198; 06-10-2014 at 06:18 PM..
# 5  
Old 06-10-2014
Longhand using OSX 10.7.5 default bash terminal.
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
printf "$1" > /tmp/text
hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%X "' < /tmp/text

Results:-
Code:
Last login: Tue Jun 10 22:20:53 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./arg_num.sh 1273455667
31 32 37 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 AMIGA:barrywalker~> _

# 6  
Old 06-10-2014
Thanks for the reply my last question how i will store hex 31 32 37 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 value of characters 1273455667 in some variable for further manipulation
# 7  
Old 06-10-2014
Same machine...
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
printf "$1" > /tmp/text
string=`hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%X "' < /tmp/text`
echo "$string"

Results:-
Code:
Last login: Tue Jun 10 22:24:16 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./arg_num.sh llaksdlkjasdlkas
6C 6C 61 6B 73 64 6C 6B 6A 61 73 64 6C 6B 61 73 
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./arg_num.sh 1273455667
31 32 37 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 
AMIGA:barrywalker~> _

HTH
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