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Vidar Holen edited this page Nov 3, 2022
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In POSIX sh, arithmetic base conversion is undefined
Problematic code:
#!/bin/shecho"Hex $1 is decimal $((16#$1))"
Correct code:
#!/bin/shecho"Hex $1 is decimal $(echo "ibase=16; $1"| bc)"
Rationale:
Your script uses a shell feature not supported by the shebang. Either rewrite the script to be portable, or change the shebang to explicitly require a shell like Bash.
In this case, using radix specifiers in arithmetic contexts, such as $((16#DEADBEEF)) is not portable. bc ibase/obase can be used instead.
Exceptions:
None
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