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Joachim Ansorg edited this page Nov 12, 2021 · 2 revisions

Use $((..)) instead of deprecated $[..].

Problematic code

n=1
n=$[n 1]

Correct code

n=1
n=$((n 1))

Rationale

The $[..] syntax was deprecated in Bash 2.0 and replaced with the standard $((..)) syntax from Korn shell

Exceptions

None.

See also

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