> Arithmetic Expansion
> Arithmetic expansion allows the evaluation
> of an arithmetic expression and the substitution
> of the result.
>
> The format for arithmetic expansion is:
>
> $((expression))
>
> The old format $[expression] is deprecated
> and will be removed in upcoming versions of bash.
Thanks for bringing the syntax for the evaluation
of arithmetic expressions in bash to my attention ....
echo ' ' $[ (16/2 + 6) * 3 ]
Previously, I had totally missed it .... :-)
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Stanley C. Kitching
Human Being
Phoenix, Arizona
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