Bash Scripting for Beginners: Complete Guide to Getting Started - Basic Math (Part 4)

Performing math operations in Bash is a bit different than on other platforms, so it may prevent some future confusion if you learn about these things now. And why not? This tutorial is only six minutes long and there's plenty of worse things you can spend your time on, so check out this Bash tutorial and learn how to perform basic math functions!
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Individual Sections
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Math is handled differently in Bash
01:28 - The "evaluate expression" command (expr) in Bash
02:37 - Multiplication in Bash (and how to use an escape symbol)
03:48 - Using variables with math expressions
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- Class 01 Introduction: https://linux.video/bash1
- Class 02 Hello World: https://linux.video/bash2
- Class 03 Variables: https://linux.video/bash3
- Class 04 Math Functions: https://linux.video/bash4
- Class 05 If Statements: https://linux.video/bash5
- Class 06 Exit Codes: https://linux.video/bash6
- Class 07 While Loops: https://linux.video/bash7
- Class 08 Universal Update Script: https://linux.video/bash8
- Class 09 For Loops: https://linux.video/bash9
- Class 10 Where To Store Your Scripts: https://linux.video/bash10
- Class 11 Data Streams: https://linux.video/bash11
- Class 12 Functions: https://linux.video/bash12
- Class 13 Case Statements: https://linux.video/bash13
- Class 14 Scheduling Jobs (Part 1): https://linux.video/bash14
- Class 15 Scheduling Jobs (Part 2): https://linux.video/bash15
- Class 16 Arguments: https://linux.video/bash16
- Class 17 Building a Backup Script: https://linux.video/bash17
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