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- if !?argv[1]
- label usage
- echo usage: binary number
- exit 10
- endif
- if !numeric(argv[1])
- goto usage
- endif
- local number result
- if number=argv[1]
- result=""
- else
- result="0"
- endif
- while number
- result=cat(number&1,"$result"),number=(number>>1)&0x7fffffff
- endwhile
- echo $result
- exit 0
- # Binary - convert a decimal number to binary. Normally, strings which
- # contain only digits are considered to be numeric and are therefore
- # subject to loss of leading zeros; this is why result is quoted in
- # the loop.
- # Binary is presented as is; no warrantee is either expressed or implied
- # as to it's suitability to any purpose whatsoever. You assume all the
- # risk for all damage, even if caused by a defect in the software, no
- # matter how awful.
-