Re: bash manual/info lacks examples

[Michael Merten <mikemerten@yahoo.com>]

On Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 02:53:02PM +0200, E.L. Meijer (Eric) wrote:
> Says Mike:
> > bash shells can do:
> > 
> > let a=$b+$c*$d
> > let a=($b+$c)*$d
> > 
> > but if you want to ensure compatibility with Bourne shells like
> > ash,  you should stick to:
> > 
> > a=$(($b+$c*$d))
> > a=$((($b+$c)*$d))
> 
> but if you want to ensure compatibility with Bourne shells like
> the Bourne shell :), you should stick to 
> 
> a=`expr $b + $c \* $d`
> a=`expr \( $b + $c \) \* $d`
> 
> to complicate things, the spaces in the expression after `expr' are
> required.
> 

I stand corrected :)

It's been a LONG time since I've use the authentic one-and-only
Bourne shell.  How many Bourne shell clones do we have floating
around here these days?

Mike

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