# How does Julia compare to shell scripting using bash and its "friends" like bc on a Linux system?

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**Created:** [June 17, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-does-julia-compare-to-shell-scripting-using-bash-and-its-friends-like-bc-on-a-linux-system/115775 "2024-06-17T19:52:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanielVandH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/danielvandh/32/31134_2.png) [@DanielVandH](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DanielVandH)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-does-julia-compare-to-shell-scripting-using-bash-and-its-friends-like-bc-on-a-linux-system/115775/34 "2024-06-19T17:14:35Z")

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This user [Python big integer vs. Julia big integer arithmetic - #6 by sgaure](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/python-big-integer-vs-julia-big-integer-arithmetic/115777/6) already mentioned this quite early into your thread

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