Convert value from scientific notation to decimal in shell?

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Convert value from scientific notation to decimal in shell?

How to convert value from scientific notation to decimal in shell? (preferred C shell)

Also I'd want to convert it from e-12 to e-9 and then shell

42.53e-12 to 0.04253. I have to do this for a list.

sed awk shell

3 years ago by Bharatgxwzm

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**Kajalsi45d** · Answer 1 · 2021-09-08T11:38:40

printf will do this for you, from shell.

 $ FOO=42.53e-12

 $ BAR=$(printf "%.14f" $FOO)

 $ echo $BAR

 0.00000000004253

 $

In ancient+arcane C-shell, this would be.

$ set FOO=42.53e-12

$ set BAR=`printf "%.14f" $FOO`

$ echo $BAR

0.00000000004253

$

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Convert value from scientific notation to decimal in shell?

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