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Re: $((expr)) allows the hexadecimal constant "0x"


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: $((expr)) allows the hexadecimal constant "0x"
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:37:11 -0500
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On 12/10/23 1:58 AM, Koichi Murase wrote:

It's too late, but a better way could have been introducing the
function-call syntax and supporting signed n-adic numbers through e.g.
« int([-+]digits, n) ».

You're 40 years too late. The [base#]number syntax was in ksh-83.

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