#!/bin/sh

# CalcExp.sh
# 2007-12-06
# Chieh Cheng
# http://www.CynosureX.com/

# GNU General Public License (GPL), Version 2, June 1991

usage ()
{
  scriptname=`echo $0 | sed s/\\\\/.*\\\\///g`
  echo "  Usage:   $scriptname base exponent"
}

if [ $# -ne 2 ]
then
  usage
else
  base=$1
  exponent=$2

  value=1
  count=0
  while [ $count -lt $exponent ]
  do
    value=`expr $value \* $base`
    count=`expr $count + 1`
  done

  echo $value
fi