Trying a arithmatic on a command line vs scripting.


 
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Old 07-27-2009
Trying a arithmatic on a command line vs scripting.

Hi Everyone!
I'm trying to do simple math on a single command line instead of a script which I've already set up using let etc. I can not get the same output to display on a command line.

Essentially I would like a=20, b=50, and c=a*b.

When I tried:
let "A=20, B=50"; let C=A*B; echo $C

I got the answer but the following error message:
-bash: let: 1000=A*B; attempted assignment to non-varible (error token is "=A*B")

I didn't know if that meant to add quotes in the formula...so i tried that and it didn't work either. Where am i making the mistake?

Thanks so much!
# 2  
Old 07-27-2009
Try this:

Code:
A=20
B=50
C=$(( $A * $B ))
echo $C

Have a read of a scripting tutorial:

https://www.unix.com/answers-frequent...tutorials.html

Regards
# 3  
Old 07-27-2009
Worked perfectly!

Thanks again
 
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