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01-15-08, 17:09

koganti

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Syntax error for a division

What is wrong with the following statement.

totalMB = (($totalU / 1024 ))

I keep getting syntax error

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01-15-08, 17:50

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Remove the spaces and inject a '$' in front of the two '((':

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totalU=4096; totalMB=$(($totalU / 1024 )); echo $totalMB

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01-17-08, 10:33

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Stolze thank you very much for your valuable inputs

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