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- expr - evaluate arguments as an expression
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- eexxpprr arg ......
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- The arguments are taken as an expression. After evaluation,
- the result is written on the standard output. Each token of
- the expression is a separate argument.
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- The operators and keywords are listed below. The list is in
- order of increasing precedence, with equal precedence opera-
- tors grouped.
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- _e_x_p_r | _e_x_p_r
- yields the first _e_x_p_r if it is neither null nor `0',
- otherwise yields the second _e_x_p_r.
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- _e_x_p_r & _e_x_p_r
- yields the first _e_x_p_r if neither _e_x_p_r is null or `0',
- otherwise yields `0'.
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- _e_x_p_r _r_e_l_o_p _e_x_p_r
- where _r_e_l_o_p _i_s _o_n_e _o_f < <= = != >= >, yields `1' if the
- indicated comparison is true, `0' if false. The com-
- parison is numeric if both _e_x_p_r are integers, otherwise
- lexicographic.
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- _e_x_p_r + _e_x_p_r
- _e_x_p_r - _e_x_p_r
- addition or subtraction of the arguments.
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- _e_x_p_r * _e_x_p_r
- _e_x_p_r / _e_x_p_r
- _e_x_p_r % _e_x_p_r
- multiplication, division, or remainder of the argu-
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- _e_x_p_r : _e_x_p_r
- The matching operator compares the string first argu-
- ment with the regular expression second argument; regu-
- lar expression syntax is the same as that of _e_d(1).
- The \\((......\\)) pattern symbols can be used to select a
- portion of the first argument. Otherwise, the matching
- operator yields the number of characters matched (`0'
- on failure).
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- ( _e_x_p_r )
- parentheses for grouping.
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- Examples:
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- To add 1 to the Shell variable _a:
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- a=`expr $a + 1`
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- To find the filename part (least significant part) of the
- pathname stored in variable _a, which may or may not contain
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- expr $a : '.*/\(.*\)' '|' $a
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- Note the quoted Shell metacharacters.
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- sh(1), test(1)
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- _E_x_p_r returns the following exit codes:
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- 1 if the expression is null or `0',
- 2 for invalid expressions.
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