Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:52:33 +0800 (WST) From: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: bash: multiplication Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980413175037.434A-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>
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Hiyall,
Having more fun with bash... ;-)
According to the expr man page, the following should work:
#!/bin/bash
hrs=20
mins=10
time=`expr ${hrs} * 60`
time=`expr ${time} + ${mins}`
However, it falls over (syntax error) on the first expr line. Any ideas?
Regards,
d.
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