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#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# SCRIPT: float_add.ksh
# AUTHOR: Randy Michael
# DATE: 03/01/2007
# REV: 1.1.A
#
# PURPOSE: This shell script is used to add a list of numbers
# together. The numbers can be either integers or floating-
# point numbers. For floating-point numbers the user has
# the option of specifying a scale of the number of digits to
# the right of the decimal point. The scale is set by adding
# a -s or -S followed by an integer number.
#
# EXIT CODES:
# 0 ==> This script completed without error
# 1 ==> Usage error
# 2 ==> This script exited on a trapped signal
#
# REV. LIST:
#
#
# set -x # Uncomment to debug this script
# set -n # Uncomment to debug without any command execution
#
########################################################
############## DEFINE VARIABLE HERE ####################
########################################################
SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $0) # The name of this shell script
SCALE="0" # Initialize the scale value to zero
NUM_LIST= # Initialize the NUM_LIST variable to NULL
COUNT=0 # Initialize the counter to zero
MAX_COUNT=$# # Set MAX_COUNT to the total number of
# command-line arguments.
########################################################
################ FUNCTIONS #############################
########################################################
function usage
{
echo "\nPURPOSE: Adds a list of numbers together\n"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [-s scale_value] N1 N2...Nn"
echo "\nFor an integer result without any significant decimal places..."
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 2048.221 65536 \n"
echo "OR for 4 significant decimal places"
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME -s 4 8.09838 2048 65536 42.632"
echo "\n\t...EXITING...\n"
}
########################################################
function exit_trap
{
echo "\n...EXITING on trapped signal...\n"
}
########################################################
################# START OF MAIN ########################
########################################################
###### Set a Trap ######
trap 'exit_trap; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
########################################################
# Check for at least two command-line arguments
if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
echo "\nERROR: Please provide a list of numbers to add"
usage
exit 1
fi
# Parse the command-line arguments to find the scale value, if present.
while getopts ":s:S:" ARGUMENT
do
case $ARGUMENT in
s|S) SCALE=$OPTARG
;;
\?) # Because we may have negative numbers we need
# to test to see if the ARGUMENT that begins with a
# hyphen (-) is a number, and not an invalid switch!!!
for TST_ARG in $*
do
if [[ $(echo $TST_ARG | cut -c1) = '-' ]] \
&& [ $TST_ARG != '-s' -a $TST_ARG != '-S' ]
then
case $TST_ARG in
+([-0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9].[0-9]))
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-.0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid argument \
on the command line"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
done
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Parse through the command-line arguments and gather a list
# of numbers to add together and test each value.
while ((COUNT < MAX_COUNT))
do
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
TOKEN=$1 # Grab a command-line argument on each loop iteration
case $TOKEN in # Test each value and look for a scale value.
-s|-S) shift 2
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
;;
-s${SCALE}) shift
;;
-S${SCALE}) shift
;;
*) # Add the number ($TOKEN) to the list
NUM_LIST="${NUM_LIST} $TOKEN"
((COUNT < MAX_COUNT)) && shift
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Ensure that the scale is an integer value
case $SCALE in
# Test for an integer
+([0-9])) : # No-Op - Do Nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid scale - $SCALE - \
Must be an integer"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
########################################################
# Check each number supplied to ensure that the "numbers"
# are either integers or floating-point numbers.
for NUM in $NUM_LIST
do
case $NUM in
+([0-9])) # Check for an integer
: # No-op, do nothing.
;;
+([-0-9])) # Check for a negative whole number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(+[0-9][.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
# with a + prefix
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(-[0-9][.][0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-.0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([+.0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $NUM is NOT a valid number"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Build the list of numbers to add
ADD= # Initialize the ADD variable to NULL
PLUS= # Initialize the PLUS variable to NULL
# Loop through each number and build a math statement that
# will add all of the numbers together.
for X in $NUM_LIST
do
# If the number has a + prefix, remove it!
if [[ $(echo $X | cut -c1) = '+' ]]
then
X=$(echo $X | cut -c2-)
fi
ADD="$ADD $PLUS $X"
PLUS="+"
done
########################################################
# Do the math here by using a here document to supply
# input to the bc command. The sum of the numbers is
# assigned to the SUM variable.
echo "\nSCALE is $SCALE\n"
SUM=$(bc <<EOF
scale=$SCALE
(${ADD})
EOF)
########################################################
# Present the result of the addition to the user.
echo "\nThe sum of: $ADD"
echo "\nis: ${SUM}\n"

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#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# SCRIPT: float_aaverage.ksh
# AUTHOR: Randy Michael
# DATE: 03/01/2007
# REV: 1.1.A
#
# PURPOSE: This script is used to average a list of
# floating-point numbers.
#
# EXIT STATUS:
# 0 ==> This script completed without error
# 1 ==> Usage error
# 2 ==> This script exited on a trapped signal
#
# REV. LIST:
#
#
#
# set -x # Uncomment to debug this script
# set -n # Uncomment to debug without any command execution
SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
ARG1="$1"
ARG2="$2"
ARG_LIST="$*"
TOTAL_TOKENS="$#"
SCALE="0"
########################################################
################ FUNCTIONS #############################
########################################################
function usage
{
echo "\n\n"
echo "Numbers to average...\n"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [-s scale_value] N1 N2...N#"
echo "\nFor an integer result without any significant decimal places..."
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 2048.221 65536 \n"
echo "OR for 4 significant decimal places"
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME -s 4 8.09838 2048 65536 42.632\n"
echo "Try again...EXITING...\n"
}
########################################################
function exit_trap
{
echo "\n...EXITING on trapped signal...\n"
}
########################################################
################ START OF MAIN #########################
########################################################
###### Set a Trap ######
trap 'exit_trap; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
########################
if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
echo "\nIncorrect number of command auguments...Nothing to average..."
usage
exit 1
fi
if [ $ARG1 = "-s" ] || [ $ARG1 = "-S" ]
then
echo $ARG2 | grep [[:digit:]] >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne "0" ]
then
echo "\nERROR: Invalid argument - $ARG2 ... Must be an integer...\n"
usage
exit 1
fi
echo $ARG2 | grep "\." >/dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne "0" ]
then
SCALE="$ARG2"
NUM_LIST=`echo $ARG_LIST | cut -f 3- -d " "`
(( TOTAL_TOKENS = $TOTAL_TOKENS - 2 ))
else
echo "\nERROR: Invalid scale - $ARG2 ... Scale must be an integer...\n"
usage
exit 1
fi
else
NUM_LIST=$ARG_LIST
fi
for TOKEN in $NUM_LIST
do
echo $TOKEN | grep [[:digit:]] >/dev/null 2>&1
RC=$?
case $RC in
0) cat /dev/null
;;
*) echo "\n$TOKEN is not a number...Invalid argument list"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
done
# Build the list of numbers to add for averaging...
ADD=""
PLUS=""
for X in $NUM_LIST
do
ADD="$ADD $PLUS $X"
PLUS="+"
done
# Do the math here
AVERAGE=`bc <<EOF
scale=$SCALE
(${ADD}) / $TOTAL_TOKENS
EOF`
########################################################
# Present the result of the average to the user.
echo "\nThe averaging equation: (${ADD}) / $TOTAL_TOKENS"
echo "\nto a scale of $SCALE is: ${AVERAGE}\n"

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#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# SCRIPT: float_divide.ksh
# AUTHOR: Randy Michael
# DATE: 02/23/2007
# REV: 1.1.A
#
# PURPOSE: This shell script is used to divide two numbers.
# The numbers can be either integers or floating-point
# numbers. For floating-point numbers the user has the
# option to specify a scale of the number of digits to
# the right of the decimal point. The scale is set by
# adding a -s or -S followed by an integer number.
#
# EXIT STATUS:
# 0 ==> This script exited normally
# 1 ==> Usage or syntax error
# 2 ==> This script exited on a trapped signal
#
# REV. LIST:
#
#
# set -x # Uncomment to debug this script
# set -n # Uncomment to debug without any command execution
#
########################################################
############## DEFINE VARIABLE HERE ####################
########################################################
SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
SCALE="0" # Initialize the scale value to zero
NUM_LIST= # Initialize the NUM_LIST to NULL
COUNT=0 # Initialize the counter to zero
MAX_COUNT=$# # Set MAX_COUNT to the total number of
# command-line arguments
########################################################
################ FUNCTIONS #############################
########################################################
function usage
{
echo "\nPURPOSE: Divides two numbers\n"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [-s scale_value] N1 N2"
echo "\nFor an integer result without any significant decimal places..."
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 2048.221 65536 \n"
echo "OR for 4 significant decimal places"
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME -s 4 2048.221 65536"
echo "\n\t...EXITING...\n"
}
########################################################
function exit_trap
{
echo "\n...EXITING on trapped signal...\n"
}
########################################################
################ START OF MAIN #########################
########################################################
###### Set a Trap ######
trap 'exit_trap; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
########################
# Check for at least two command-line arguments
# and not more than four
if (($# < 2))
then
echo "\nERROR: Too few command line arguments"
usage
exit 1
elif (($# > 4))
then
echo "\nERROR: Too many command line arguments"
usage
exit 1
fi
# Parse the command-line arguments to find the scale value, if present.
while getopts ":s:S:" ARGUMENT
do
case $ARGUMENT in
s|S) SCALE=$OPTARG
;;
\?) # Because we may have negative numbers we need
# to test to see if the ARGUMENT that begins with a
# hyphen (-) is a number, and not an invalid switch!!!
for TST_ARG in $*
do
if [[ $(echo $TST_ARG | cut -c1) = '-' ]] \
&& [ $TST_ARG != '-s' -a $TST_ARG != '-S' ]
then
case $TST_ARG in
+([-0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9].[0-9]))
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-.0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $TST_ARG is an invalid argument\n"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
done
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Parse through the command-line arguments and gather a list
# of numbers to divide.
TOTAL_NUMBERS=0
while ((COUNT < MAX_COUNT))
do
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
TOKEN=$1
case $TOKEN in
-s|-S) shift 2
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
;;
-s${SCALE}) shift
;;
-S${SCALE}) shift
;;
*) ((TOTAL_NUMBERS = TOTAL_NUMBERS + 1))
if ((TOTAL_NUMBERS == 1))
then
DIVIDEND=$TOKEN
elif ((TOTAL_NUMBERS == 2))
then
DIVISOR=$TOKEN
else
echo "ERROR: Too many numbers to divide"
usage
exit 1
fi
NUM_LIST="$NUM_LIST $TOKEN"
((COUNT < MAX_COUNT)) && shift
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Ensure that the scale is an integer value
case $SCALE in
+([0-9])) : # No-op - Do Nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid scale - $SCALE - Must be an integer"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
########################################################
# Check each number supplied to ensure that the "numbers"
# are either integers or floating-point numbers.
for NUM in $NUM_LIST
do
case $NUM in
+([0-9])) # Check for an integer
: # No-op, do nothing.
;;
+([-0-9])) # Check for a negative whole number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(+[0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
# with a + prefix
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9]|.[0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(-.[0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([+.0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $NUM is NOT a valid number"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Do the math here by using a here document to supply
# input to the bc command. The quotient of the division is
# assigned to the QUOTIENT variable.
QUOTIENT=$(bc <<EOF
scale=$SCALE
$DIVIDEND / $DIVISOR
EOF)
########################################################
# Present the result of the division to the user.
echo "\nThe quotient of: $DIVIDEND / $DIVISOR"
echo "\nto a scale of $SCALE is ${QUOTIENT}\n"

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#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# SCRIPT: float_multiply.ksh
# AUTHOR: Randy Michael
# DATE: 02/23/2007
# REV: 1.1.P
#
# PURPOSE: This shell script is used to multiply a list of numbers
# together. The numbers can be either integers or floating-
# point numbers. For floating-point numbers the user has
# the option of specifying a scale of the number of digits to
# the right of the decimal point. The scale is set by adding
# a -s or -S followed by an integer number.
#
# EXIT STATUS:
# 0 ==> This script/function exited normally
# 1 ==> Usage or syntax error
# 2 ==> This script/function exited on a trapped signal
#
# REV. LIST:
#
#
# set -x # Uncomment to debug this script
# set -n # Uncomment to debug without any command execution
#
########################################################
############## DEFINE VARIABLE HERE ####################
########################################################
SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename $0) # The name of this shell script
SCALE="0" # Initialize the scale value to zero
NUM_LIST= # Initialize the NUM_LIST to NULL
COUNT=0 # Initialize the counter to zero
MAX_COUNT=$# # Set MAX_COUNT to the total number of
# command-line arguments
########################################################
################ FUNCTIONS #############################
########################################################
function usage
{
echo "\nPURPOSE: Multiplies a list of numbers together\n"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [-s scale_value] N1 N2...Nn"
echo "\nFor an integer result without any significant decimal places..."
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 2048.221 65536 \n"
echo "OR for 4 significant decimal places"
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME -s 4 8.09838 2048 65536 42.632"
echo "\n\t...EXITING...\n"
}
########################################################
function exit_trap
{
echo "\n...EXITING on trapped signal...\n"
}
########################################################
################# START OF MAIN ########################
########################################################
###### Set a Trap ######
trap 'exit_trap; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
########################################################
# Check for at least two command-line arguments
if (($# < 2))
then
echo "\nERROR: Please provide a list of numbers to multiply"
usage
exit 1
fi
########################################################
# Parse the command-line arguments to find the scale value, if present.
while getopts ":s:S:" ARGUMENT
do
case $ARGUMENT in
s|S) SCALE=$OPTARG
;;
\?) # Because we may have negative numbers we need
# to test to see if the ARGUMENT that begins with a
# hyphen (-) is a number, and not an invalid switch!!!
for TST_ARG in $*
do
if [[ $(echo $TST_ARG | cut -c1) = '-' ]] \
&& [ $TST_ARG != '-s' -a $TST_ARG != '-S' ]
then
case $TST_ARG in
+([-0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9].[0-9]))
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-.0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $TST_ARG is an invalid argument\n"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
done
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Parse through the command-line arguments and gather a list
# of numbers to multiply together.
while ((COUNT < MAX_COUNT))
do
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
TOKEN=$1
case $TOKEN in
-s|-S) shift 2
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
;;
-s${SCALE}) shift
;;
-S${SCALE}) shift
;;
*) NUM_LIST="${NUM_LIST} $TOKEN"
((COUNT < MAX_COUNT)) && shift
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Ensure that the scale is an integer value
case $SCALE in
+([0-9])) : # No-Op - Do Nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid scale - $SCALE - Must be an integer"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
########################################################
# Check each number supplied to ensure that the "numbers"
# are either integers or floating-point numbers.
for NUM in $NUM_LIST
do
case $NUM in
+([0-9])) # Check for an integer
: # No-op, do nothing.
;;
+([-0-9])) # Check for a negative whole number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(+[0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
# with a + prefix
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9]|.[0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(-.[0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([+.0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $NUM is NOT a valid number"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Build the list of numbers to multiply
MULTIPLY= # Initialize the MULTIPLY variable to NULL
TIMES= # Initialize the TIMES variable to NULL
# Loop through each number and build a math statement that
# will multiply all of the numbers together.
for X in $NUM_LIST
do
# If the number has a + prefix, remove it!
if [[ $(echo $X | cut -c1) = '+' ]]
then
X=$(echo $X | cut -c2-)
fi
MULTIPLY="$MULTIPLY $TIMES $X"
TIMES='*'
done
########################################################
# Do the math here by using a here document to supply
# input to the bc command. The product of the multiplication
# of the numbers is assigned to the PRODUCT variable.
echo "\nSCALE is $SCALE\n"
PRODUCT=$(bc <<EOF
scale=$SCALE
$MULTIPLY
EOF)
########################################################
# Present the result of the multiplication to the user.
echo "\nThe product of: $MULTIPLY"
echo "\nto a scale of $SCALE is ${PRODUCT}\n"

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#!/usr/bin/ksh
#
# SCRIPT: float_subtract.ksh
# AUTHOR: Randy Michael
# DATE: 02/23/2007
# REV: 1.1.A
#
# PURPOSE: This shell script is used to subtract a list of numbers.
# The numbers can be either integers or floating-point
# numbers. For floating-point numbers the user has the
# option to specify a scale of the number of digits to
# the right of the decimal point. The scale is set by
# adding a -s or -S followed by an integer number.
#
# EXIT STATUS:
# 0 ==> This script completed without error
# 1 ==> Usage error
# 2 ==> This script exited on a trapped signal
#
# REV. LIST:
#
#
# set -x # Uncomment to debug this script
# set -n # Uncomment to debug without any command execution
#
########################################################
############## DEFINE VARIABLE HERE ####################
########################################################
SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0` # The name of this shell script
SCALE="0" # Initialize the scale value to zero
NUM_LIST= # Initialize the NUM_LIST to NULL
COUNT=0 # Initialize the counter to zero
MAX_COUNT=$# # Set MAX_COUNT to the total number of
# command-line arguments
########################################################
################ FUNCTIONS #############################
########################################################
function usage
{
echo "\nPURPOSE: Subtracts a list of numbers\n"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [-s scale_value] N1 N2...Nn"
echo "\nFor an integer result without any significant decimal places..."
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 2048.221 65536 \n"
echo "OR for 4 significant decimal places"
echo "\nEXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME -s 4 8.09838 2048 65536 42.632"
echo "\n\t...EXITING...\n"
}
########################################################
function exit_trap
{
echo "\n...EXITING on trapped signal...\n"
}
########################################################
################ START OF MAIN #########################
########################################################
###### Set a Trap ######
trap 'exit_trap; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
########################
# Check for at least two command-line arguments
if (($# < 2))
then
echo "\nERROR: Please provide a list of numbers to subtract"
usage
exit 1
fi
# Parse the command-line arguments to find the scale value, if present.
while getopts ":s:S:" ARGUMENT
do
case $ARGUMENT in
s|S) SCALE=$OPTARG
;;
\?) # Because we may have negative numbers we need
# to test to see if the ARGUMENT that begins with a
# hyphen (-) is a number, and not an invalid switch!!!
for TST_ARG in $*
do
if [[ $(echo $TST_ARG | cut -c1) = '-' ]] \
&& [ $TST_ARG != '-s' -a $TST_ARG != '-S' ]
then
case $TST_ARG in
+([-0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9].[0-9]))
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-.0-9])) : # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid argument on the command line"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
fi
done
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Parse through the command-line arguments and gather a list
# of numbers to subtract.
while ((COUNT < MAX_COUNT))
do
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
TOKEN=$1
case $TOKEN in
-s|-S) shift 2
((COUNT = COUNT + 1))
;;
-s${SCALE}) shift
;;
-S${SCALE}) shift
;;
*) NUM_LIST="${NUM_LIST} $TOKEN"
((COUNT < MAX_COUNT)) && shift
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Ensure that the scale is an integer value
case $SCALE in
+([0-9])) : # No-Op - Do Nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: Invalid scale - $SCALE - Must be an integer"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
########################################################
# Check each number supplied to ensure that the "numbers"
# are either integers or floating-point numbers.
for NUM in $NUM_LIST
do
case $NUM in
+([0-9])) # Check for an integer
: # No-op, do nothing.
;;
+([-0-9])) # Check for a negative whole number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(+[0-9]|[.][0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
# with a + prefix
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([-0-9]|.[0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+(-[.][0-9]))
# Check for a negative floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
+([+.0-9]))
# Check for a positive floating-point number
: # No-op, do nothing
;;
*) echo "\nERROR: $NUM is NOT a valid number"
usage
exit 1
;;
esac
done
########################################################
# Build the list of numbers to subtract
SUBTRACT= # Initialize the SUBTRACT variable to NULL
MINUS= # Initialize the MINUS variable to NULL
# Loop through each number and build a math statement that
# will subtract the numbers in the list.
for X in $NUM_LIST
do
# If the number has a + prefix, remove it!
if [[ $(echo $X | cut -c1) = '+' ]]
then
X=$(echo $X | cut -c2-)
fi
SUBTRACT="$SUBTRACT $MINUS $X"
MINUS='-'
done
########################################################
# Do the math here by using a here document to supply
# input to the bc command. The difference of the numbers is
# assigned to the DIFFERENCE variable.
DIFFERENCE=$(bc <<EOF
scale=$SCALE
(${SUBTRACT})
EOF)
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# Present the result of the subtraction to the user.
echo "\nThe difference of: $SUBTRACT"
echo "\nis: ${DIFFERENCE}\n"