#set -A SUFFIX = c h o #echo ${#SUFFIX} #echo faxinput.${SUFFIX} #echo faxinput.${^SUFFIX} VALUE=7 ; NEW=5 let "VALUE=VALUE * 10 + NEW" echo $VALUE VALUE=7 ; NEW=5 ((VALUE=VALUE * 10 + NEW)) echo $VALUE VALUE=7 ; NEW=5 ; COUNT=14 let COUNT=COUNT+1 "VALUE=VALUE * 10 + NEW" echo $VALUE $COUNT echo "There are $((60*60*24*365)) seconds in a non-leap year." x=23 y=37 echo $((2*x +3*y)) echo $((2*$x +3*$y))