Shell Programming and Scripting

i want to write a script that creates a directory tree named in hexadecimal but i'm stuck at the hexadecimal part ... here is my code (incase i was dealing with intergers ...using bash)

Code:

max=39
for((i=1;i<=max;i++))
  do 
    mkdir $i
    cd $i
done

i have tried using "typeset i16 i" but this gives me an error in bash but it works with ksh yet it names my directories with the "16#" part in ksh ...
any suggestions on how i can improve my code ... and can i make it work in bash and ksh esp bash ... i've seen posts like mine on the topic of hexadecimals but, ksh was the remedy.

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Code:

max=39
for((i=1;i<=max;i++))
do
  i=$(printf "%#x\n" $i)
  mkdir $i
  cd $i
done

thank you shamrock i was just about to ask you what

Code:

i=$(printf "%#x\n" $i)

does but i think i have figured it out .

how can i improve the code so that the hexadecimal names are two digit thus the directories are

Code:

00 01 02 ..FF

instead of

Code:

0 0x1 0x2 ..

The printf statement should looks like:

Code:

printf "%X\n" $i

Regards

Replace the "#x" with ".2X"
Removing "#" gets rid of the "0x" prefix and ".2" forces all to 2 digits even the ones that are singular.
Uppercase x gives uppercase hex digits.

Code:

i=$(printf "%.2X\n" $i)

See the printf manpage.

thanks but if i try that, the scrpt cannot create beyond 08 the shell gives the message

Code:

((: 08: value too great for base (error token is "08")

..try running the loop to create say 18 directories and see if it will run, i've gone through printf man but i'm yet to solve this other new problem.