Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Both /bin/tcsh and /bin/csh have the same results. Steve -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:43 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: Strange assignment (UNCLASSIFIED) Glasgow, Steven Mr CIV USA TRADOC wrote: > > To anyone that can help, > > Something has changed between RHEL 4.7 and RHEL 5.4... > > RHEL 4.7: > > @ D=44 ; echo $D returns 44 > @ D=044 ; echo $D returns 44 > @ D=08 ; echo $D returns 8 > > RHEL 5.4: > > @ D=44 ; echo $D returns 44 > @ D=044 ; echo $D returns 36 --- HUH? > @ D=08 ; echo $D returns @: Badly formed number --- HUH? > > Seems to be an octal thing going on. Would anyone be able to shed some > light on this and how I might get 5.4 to act more like 4.7? What shell? mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list