Binary, octal, and hex arithmetic operations

Integer values can be represented in decimal, binary, octal, or hex numeric notations. By default, integer values are represented in decimal notation. Binary numbers have base 2. Octal numbers use base 8. Hexadecimals numbers use base 16. We will learn about various notations with examples in this section.

Syntax:

variable=base#number-in-that-base

Let's understand the preceding syntax with examples:

  • Decimal representation:
    $ declare -i x=21
    $ echo $x
    21
    
  • Binary representation:
    $ x=2#10101
    $ echo $x
    21
    
  • Octal representation:
    $ declare -i x
    $ x=8#25
    $ echo $x
    21
    
  • Hexadecimal representation:
    $ declare -i x
    $ x=16#15
    $ echo $x
    21
    

In the preceding examples, we displayed the, decimal 21 value in binary, octal, ...

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