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- using an arithmetic expression (
$(( $a / $b ))) only gives an integer result - use
bcfor proper floating point math
a=100
b=42
echo $a / $b = $(bc <<<"scale=2; $a / $b")Source
$(( $a / $b ))) only gives an integer resultbc for proper floating point matha=100
b=42
echo $a / $b = $(bc <<<"scale=2; $a / $b")