How to display remainder in Bash script

[packets]

I'm trying to create a script that will convert b/s to kb/s. To convert to kb/s, I must divide it to 1000 b/s. However, the answer does not contain the remainder. When I do "expr 5 / 3", it shows only 1 (suppose to be 1.6). Doesn't show the remainder .6.

I search in Google and it says the "%" is remainder of a division. But when I do expr 5 % 3, it shows "2". It suppose to be 6, am I right?


Any inputs,

[vsemaska]

echo "scale=3; 5/3" | bc

[drl]

Hi, packets.

The reason for this is hidden in the page info coreutils expr:

... Operands are either integers or strings. ...

This is an important piece of information, omitted from man expr, frustratingly as in many instances of man pages on GNU/Linux.

So in the future, you may find it fruitful to consult your info and man pages ... cheers, drl