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From: morrell@hpsal2.HP.COM (Michael Morrell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Math functions in shell script?
Message-ID: <2450006@hpsal2.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Apr 88 21:00:59 GMT
References: <2653@juniper.UUCP>
Organization: HP System Architecture Lab, Cupertino
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#somehow increment cnt and go through loop again
        cnt=cnt + 1
#       ^^^^^^^^^^^ wrong language but message should be clear

Tom Painter    ut-emx!mybest!painter  
	       or uunet!bigtex!mybest!painter 
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The proper syntax is to use expr:

   cnt=`expr $cnt + 1`


  Michael Morrell