[olug] Unix Tip: BC AND NOT BEFORE AD

[Brian Wiese]

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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:57:17 -0600
From: olug-owner at olug.org
To: bwiese at cotse.com
Subject: Re: [olug] Unix Tip: BC AND NOT BEFORE AD


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On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 11:30:02 -0800
Unix Guru Universe <listserv at ugu.com> wrote:

|but the best part is, use the 
|"obase" and "ibase" commands for all 
|your conversion needs.

<snip>

|If you need hex to dec, 
|just type "ibase=16" and "obase=10"

Oh my... I was hoping bc had something like this, I was getting
disappointed but never saw this option before.  I will never doubt the
power of bc again! =)

peace

  Brian Wiese | bwiese at cotse.com | aim: unolinuxguru
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