#! /bin/sh [ $# -eq 4 ] || { echo "Need four integer values a b c d to calculate a*20 - b*2 + c/d" exit 1 } a=$1 b=$2 c=$3 d=$4 result=$(expr $a \* 20 - $b \* 2 + $c / $d) echo The value of "$a*20 - $b*2 + $c/$d" is $result