Change kb to gb in script 1

[630111]

The script I'm working on produces values in kb (such as 230802698 kb). How do I convert this value so that it's expressed in gb?

Thanks, in advance!
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[EBGreen]

Try dividing by 1048576 which is 2²⁰

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[630111]

Thanks TomThumbKP, that's part of the answer I needed.
Because of you, I don't have to divide my kb by 1024 to get mb then divide again by 1024 to get gb.

Here's where I am:

#!/bin/sh
KBVALUE=980642650
GBVALUE=`expr $KBVALUE / 1048576`
echo "$KBVALUE kb is $GBVALUE gb"

Thanks again!
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[comtec17]

Tom, how did you get the 20 to do that?

 

[PHV]

To have this : 2²⁰
type this: [ignore]2²⁰[/ignore]

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[guggach]

never heard about [bd]c ? try:
echo "2^9999"|bc
man bc, dc



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