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</pre> <BR>The problem is that if a number that begins with a zero is entered, its put in the 'number' variable as an octal. I would like it so its stored as an integer since i have to do ...

In my last article, "Fancy Tricks for Changing Numberic Base", I explored the surprising ability of the Linux shell to convert numeric bases on the fly, including this sweet little snippet that ...