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Created June 5, 2011 13:46
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Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below 1000.
#!/bin/bash
SUM=0
for I in {1..999}; do
if [[ $( echo "${I} % 3" | bc ) == "0" || $( echo "${I} % 5" | bc ) == "0" ]]; then
SUM=$( echo "${SUM} + ${I}" | bc )
fi
done
echo $SUM
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This is awesome. There, I said it.

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Right. :P No suggestions regarding my weak bash-fu or anything?

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