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converting from decimal value to the ascii character and from the ascii character to the ordinal number in bash
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ord-and-char-conversion-in-bash.sh
#!/bin/bash
# chr() - converts decimal value to its ASCII character representation
# ord() - converts ASCII character to its decimal value
chr() {
printf \\$(printf '%03o' $1)
}
ord() {
printf '%d' "'$1"
}
ord A
echo
chr 65
echo
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