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How to handle large integers in Tcl8.4?
I'm trying to do some fancy footwork with HEX numbers. Basically, I want to take a HEX number, convert to decimal, add some number (integer) to it, and convert it back to HEX. % set hex 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF % set hexInDec [expr $hex] 281474976710655 % set decBackToHex [format %x...- Fermulator
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How to have Tcl run a find + grep
Hi there! I'm trying to get Tcl to run a 'find this string in all of these files' type of command. From a shell (not Tcl), the following command works: find . -type f -exec grep -ni my_search_text /dev/null {} \; However, from Tcl, if we try to run: exec find . -type f -exec grep -ni $tag...- Fermulator
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How to exec a binary and pass it args from a variable?
Having trouble getting exec to work with a dynamic set of arguments for the binary it's execing. Example: exec tar -cvf /tmp/MYFILE.tar /dir/to/tar This works, and the tar file is created. However, what if the 'arguments' passed into tar might change based on version? # If tar is newer...- Fermulator
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