GNU/Linux_box:/ # expr 10 / 2 5 GNU/Linux_box:/ # expr 10 * 2 expr: syntax error
You need to escape the multiplication sign. Try: expr 10 \* 2 And try: echo expr 10 * 2 to see why it doesn't work (shell expansion) Cheers. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
