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Does bc supportssupport hex calculations?

I'm trying to do a hex calculation directly with bc, I already specified the scale.

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc

But itI still got meget a zero. What could be wrong?

Does bc supports hex calculations?

I'm trying to do a hex calculation directly with bc, I already specified the scale.

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc

But it still got me zero. What could be wrong?

I'm trying to do a hex calculation directly with bc, I already specified the scale.

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc

But I still get a zero. What could be wrong?

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edited Oct 4, 2012 at 20:45

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I'm trying to do hexa hex calculation directly with bcbc, I already specified the scale, but.

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc,

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc

But it still got me zero, what. What could be wrong?

I'm trying to do hex calculation directly with bc, I already specified the scale, but

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc,

still got me zero, what could be wrong?

I'm trying to do a hex calculation directly with bc, I already specified the scale.

echo 'scale=16;c06b1000-c06a5e78' | bc

But it still got me zero. What could be wrong?

asked Oct 4, 2012 at 6:55

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