Bash Convert a decimal number to hexadecimal
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#!/bin/bash # hexconvert.sh: Convert a decimal number to hexadecimal.
BASE=16 # Hexadecimal.
if [ -z "$1" ] then echo "Usage: $0 number" exit $E_NOARGS # Need a command line argument. fi # Exercise: add argument validity checking.
hexcvt () { if [ -z "$1" ] then echo 0 return # "Return" 0 if no arg passed to function. fi
echo ""$1" "$BASE" o p" | dc # "o" sets radix (numerical base) of output. # "p" prints the top of stack. # See 'man dc' for other options. return }
hexcvt "$1"
exit 0
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