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Re: [Help-bash] Can `declare -i` increase the performance of integer ari


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: [Help-bash] Can `declare -i` increase the performance of integer arithmetic?
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 11:27:21 -0500
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On 2/8/18 11:26 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Is a variable always stored as a string whether `declare -i` is used?

Yes.

> It sounds like if `declare -i` is used on a variable, it is content
> should be saved as an integer instead of a string as it is likely that
> subsequent arithmetic operations will be performed on the variable. Is
> it?

No.

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