XPost: comp.lang.tcl, comp.unix.shell   
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   ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.unix.shell.] # because tcl and vim are   
   covered.   
      
   with  Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   > First of all, yes, I know this is all standardized and it is based on   
   > legacy C conventions and it can't be changed and so on and so forth.   
   *CUT* [ 16 lines   1 level deep]   
   > Totally weird and unexpected.   
      
   Quick grep through bash.info yelded nothing.  But there is hope -- come   
   to the dark side, zsh has cookies:   
      
   	% echo $(( 010 - 1 ))   
   	9   
      
   --   
   Torvalds' goal for Linux is very simple: World Domination   
   Stallman's goal for GNU is even simpler: Freedom   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)