ibase=16; # set the input base to hexadecimal. # all numerical inputs will be treated with an # implied 0x prefix obase=16; # 16 is implied hexadecimal 0x16 = sixteen plus six = twenty-two (A5A5A5A5A5A5A5A5/8); # divide 0xA5... by 0x8, and output in base twenty-two