Prefix integer with zeros

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

I want an integer to be prefix with some zeros so that it makes the integer 5 digit always:

For eg: if the digit is 8 i need 00008
if the digit is 8976 ans sud be 08976.

Could anyone say simple and efficient commands to this in ksh.

Thanks a lot...

2

hI.

You could create the variable with...

typeset -Z5 VAR=1234

echo $VAR

01234

or...

VAR=$(printf "%05d" 1234)

echo $VAR

01234
3

thanks a lot scottn... it worked...

4

how can same be done in bash?

5

I never use bash, so I don't know the typeset equivalent, but the printf method works.