nsize=`stat -c %s "$ffile"` # let "ssize = ${osize} - ${nsize}" # let "psize = ${ssize} / ${osize} * 100" ssize = $((${osize} - ${nsize})) psize = $((${ssize} / ${osize} * 100)) echo " Was ${osize} bytes, now ${nsize} bytes" echo " Saved ${ssize} bytes (${psize} %)" ---- Was 24046035 bytes, now 23817149 bytes Saved bytes (0 %)