# problem with bash-4.x versions before bash-4.2. required posix interp swap32_posix() { local funcname=swap32_posix local arg for arg in "$@"; do echo $(( ($arg & 4278190080) >> 24 | ($arg & 16711680) >> 8 | ($arg & 65280) << 8 | ($arg & 255) << 24 )) done } type swap32_posix