Comments on: Unix scripts: how to sum numbers up http://www.unixtutorial.org/2009/02/unix-scripts-how-to-sum-numbers-up/ Learn UNIX Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:01:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Pete http://www.unixtutorial.org/2009/02/unix-scripts-how-to-sum-numbers-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5720 Pete Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:13:20 +0000 http://www.unixtutorial.org/?p=465#comment-5720 Hello Ankan, you need to use "scale" option from bc: echo 'scale=25;57/43' | bc Scale controls the number of decimal points. Not sure if scale is an option, command or what not... but that's your answer. Regards, Pete Hello Ankan,
you need to use "scale" option from bc:
echo 'scale=25;57/43′ | bc

Scale controls the number of decimal points. Not sure if scale is an option, command or what not… but that's your answer.

Regards,
Pete

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]]> By: Ankan http://www.unixtutorial.org/2009/02/unix-scripts-how-to-sum-numbers-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4976 Ankan Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:35:51 +0000 http://www.unixtutorial.org/?p=465#comment-4976 Hello, Can you please provide the following codes: 1. I divide 20 /6 . The answer id now 3. It sould be 3.33 2. How to do 10.222 + 1.1 = 11.322 Thanks in advance. :-) Hello,

Can you please provide the following codes:

1. I divide 20 /6 . The answer id now 3. It sould be 3.33
2. How to do 10.222 + 1.1 = 11.322

Thanks in advance. :-)

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