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set number = $< set n = @ $number % 2

I am new to csh. I am simply trying to understand basic stuff. I am getting this error: set: Variable name must begin with a letter. How do I fix it?

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  • The C shell has absolutely nothing to do with the C language! Read the tag info before adding unrelated tags! Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 17:57
  • I think there can't be spaces around the =. Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 17:59

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You are using the @ command incorrectly. In order to evaluate and store the result of an expression:

set number = $< @ n = ($number % 2)

But Csh is particularly painful to use as a scripting language -- you are better off using bash or Python instead. I strongly recommend reviewing these:

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