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 : scott
Date : Mon Jul 19 2004 06:23 pm

robertharvey@my-deja.com (Robert E A Harvey) writes:
>thegreatkarthik@yahoo.co.in (karthikeyan) wrote in message news:<ecaee7af.0407170405.6a3bc843@posting.google.com>...
>> 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.

ksh93 handles floating point calculations natively using the let or (( ))
expression evaluation functionality.

Available from <http://www.kornshell.com/>

scott

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