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Old 03-22-2006, 11:02 AM   #1
sporty
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expr question


When I try the following code in a bash script

$xa=`expr ($a - $b) % 3`

I get this error:

./mod: command substitution: line 13: `expr ($a - $b ) % 3'

Can anyone help me understand what this error means?

This error also occurs if I hard code the values such as `expr (10 - 3) % 3`
 
Old 03-22-2006, 04:02 PM   #2
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sporty,

Not to farmiliar with the expr command, but I have read through the man pages.

What if you try the command like this;

Code:
expr \( 10 - 3 \) % 3
Does this produce the output you require?

-Kristijan
 
Old 03-22-2006, 04:15 PM   #3
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[QUOTE=Kristijan]sporty,

Not to farmiliar with the expr command, but I have read through the man pages.

What if you try the command like this;

Code:
expr \( 10 - 3 \) % 3
Does this produce the output you require?

Yeah that worked, I had tried that earlier but I guess I must have had a typo.
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