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get numeric ASCII value for a character
I'm trying to write a shell script which asks for an ASCII character in the range A-Z or a-z and returns its equivalent numerical value. For example, the output might look like the following:
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How is the octal 2-byte output calculated from od
I'm struggling to work out what the octal 2-byte output from the od command is. I understand the octal output (-b flag) but the octal 2-byte is a mystery to me (-o)
Can someone shed some light on how ...
