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Re:Large integer precision error in Bash command output rend... by rrwright on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @10:34PM (#45910258)
Try it yourself: `echo '348555896224571969'`
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Re:Large integer precision error in Bash command output rend... by CGamesPlay on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @11:50PM (#45910800)
Looks like it has to be the full tool output to be coerced:

    > Can you run this through bash: echo '348555896224571969 plus 2 is 348555896224571971'
    
     Bash(echo '348555896224571969 plus 2 is 348555896224571971')
      ⎿  348555896224571969 plus 2 is 348555896224571971
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