2 SC2080

Ben Peachey edited this page 2018-09-21 21:01:47 +02:00

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• Numbers with leading 0 are considered octal.
• Problematic code:
• Correct code:
• Rationale:
• Exceptions:
• Related resources:

Numbers with leading 0 are considered octal.

Problematic code:

echo $(( 16 - 08 ))

Correct code:

echo $(( 16 - 8 ))

Rationale:

ShellCheck found an integer literal with a leading zero, but containing the digits 8 or 9.

This is invalid, as the integer will be interpreted as an octal value (e.g. 0777 == 0x1FF == 511).

To have the value parsed in base 10, either remove the leading zeros as in the example, or specify the radix explicitly:

echo $((10#08)) 

Exceptions:

None

Related resources:

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The BASH manual "Shell Arithmetic" chapter

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