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## Numbers with leading 0 are considered octal.
### Problematic code:
```sh
echo $(( 16 - 08 ))
```
### Correct code:
```sh
echo $(( 16 - 8 ))
```
### Rationale:
ShellCheck found an integer literal with a leading zero, but containing the digits 8 or 9.
This is invalid, as the integer will be interpreted as an octal value (e.g. 0777 == 0x1FF == 511).
To have the value parsed in base 10, either remove the leading zeros as in the example, or specify the radix explicitly:
echo $((10#08))
### Exceptions:
None
### Related resources:
* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!