Subj : Re: how do arithmetic operations with floating point no in shell script To : comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.redhat,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux From : robertharvey Date : Sun Jul 18 2004 03:27 am thegreatkarthik@yahoo.co.in (karthikeyan) wrote in message news:... > sir, > Thks a lot for your valuable help. > Is there any possible option to go for floating point calculation in "expr" > help me > Thks in adv again If you want better maths than the shell can handle, consider using perl instead. .