On 8/12/22 7:27 PM, Budi wrote:
How come math/arithmetic ((i=k+l)) cannot make use of set -x

If you're talking about what I think you are, because that's not how
`set -x' works.

It's the same reason that

k=2+3
echo $(( $k*5 ))
echo $(( k*5 ))

produces two different numbers.


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