Oh, here's another script for doing this: #!/bin/sh ival=`echo "$1" | tr 'a-f' 'A-F'` bc << EOF obase=16 $ival EOF
You can change the 16 to 8 or 2 and obase to ibase for decimal to hex/hex to decimal... Karl On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 12:43, Rosenberg Ben wrote: > Here's a Unix/Linux shell script > that works like the Pick XTD verb, > but that doesn't have a 32 bit limit. > > #!/usr/bin/sh > echo 16 i $1 p | dc > > Note: Hex digits A B C D E F > must be entered as UPPER CASE. > > "dc" works with integers of 64 bits. > > Actually, "dc" works with integers > of thousands of bits, but it gets > a bit slow if you push the limits. > > # What "dc" does in this script: > # 16 ... push 16 on the stack > # i ... use the top of the stack as the input radix > # $1 ... push shell command line arg on the stack > # p ... pop the stack > > Some folks might think the above 2 line > script just isn't cryptic enough, > in which case, you can do it this way: > #!/usr/bin/sh > echo 16i$1p|dc > > *** > > > The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged > and confidential information and is intended only for the use of > the individual and/or entity identified in the alias address of > this message. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, or an employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the > intended recipient, you are hereby requested not to distribute or > copy this communication. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and > delete the original message from your system. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
