I wanted to convert the decimal number from a hexadecimal using printf.

$ printf "%d\n" 0xC0
bash: printf: 0xC0: illegal number
$ printf "%x\n" 192
c0
$ perl -e 'printf "%d\n",0xC0'
192

Can printf(1) use non-decimal for argument?

If not, any ideas on how to make /usr/bin/printf support non-decimal
numbers for an argument?

Or any suggestions for a tool that already does this hexadecimal to
decimal conversion?

Thanks,

   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://www.reedmedia.net/