Re: [MiNT] counting up in bash

[Helmut.Karlowski@t-online.de (Helmut Karlowski)]

> I write some bash scripts and need to do some calculations. For example I have 
> a file containing the 3 following lines:
>
> 15
> 25
> 20
>
> I need to have the number 60, as their sum, in some variable. How should I do 
> that? Could somebody tell me which tool and how to use?

In ksh:

----
sum=0
while read i
do
	let sum=sum+i
done

echo $sum
return $sum
----

Redirect stdin with <.

Should do in bash also.

-Helmut