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From: michael@yonder.UUCP (Michael E. Haws)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: expr broken ?
Summary: Escape the asterisk
Keywords: expr
Message-ID: <415@yonder.UUCP>
Date: 25 Aug 90 01:58:19 GMT
References: <578@lafayet.UUCP>
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Organization: Redstone Enterprises, Lakewood, Co
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In article <578@lafayet.UUCP>, rob@lafayet.UUCP (Rob Freyder) writes:
> I am running SCO Xenix 386 2.3.3 ... expr gives a syntax error if you try
> to use the * operator.  example
> 
> expr 5 * 2

Just a wild guess but I suspect the '*' needs to be escaped. Try

expr 5 \* 2
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