#!/bin/bash printf "%d %s\n" 10 "foo" printf "%d %s\n" $((10#1)) "bar" let "m = 10#${1:1:2}" echo $m m=$((10#${1:4:3} + 10#${1:1:3})) echo $m m=$((10#${1:4:3})) echo $m m=$((10#$1)) echo $m m=$((10#1)) echo $m m=$((10)) echo $m