Re: bash scripting question

[Chris Jackson <c.jackson@shadowcat.co.uk>]

Mike McClain wrote:

> I've written a function to print elapsed time similar to /usr/bin/time
> but can be called at the beginning and end of a script from within
> the script. Occasionally I get an error: '8-08: value too great for base'
> It's caused by the difference in these 2 command strings but I can't for 
> the life of me see what's going on.
>
> now='09:07:16'; startHr=${now%%:*}; startHR=${startHr#*0}; echo $startHr; 
> 09
>
> str=09; str=${str#*0}; echo $str; 
> 9


Did you mean to echo $startHR - capital 'R' - in the first one? That is 
'9' as you are expecting ;)

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Chris Jackson
Shadowcat Systems Ltd.