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how to convert character to number in the shell?
answering my own question here... secs=$(print $elapsed | cut -c5-6) where $elapsed might = "14:21:36" at this point, secs="36" and temp=$(( $secs * 60 )) won't work. if first invocation of secs is preceded by, integer secs shell converts(?) it to a number when assigned. Well, whatever it...- stibitz
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how to convert character to number in the shell?
The shell seems to know when I cut a "number" from a string, that it is indeed not a number. Is there a way to use it as a number? Convert it through another variable assignment to be a number?- stibitz
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