bc(1)

bc(1)

WARNINGS

There are currently no && (AND) or (OR) comparisons.

The for statement must have all three expressions.

quit is interpreted when read, not when executed.

bc's parser is not robust in the face of input errors. Some simple expression such as 2+2 helps get it back into phase.

The assignment operators: =+ =- =* =/

=% and are obsolete. Any occurences of these

operators cause a syntax error with the exception of

=- which is interpreted as = followed by a unary

minus.

 

Neither entire arrays nor functions can be passed as function parameters.

FILES

desk calculator executable program

/usr/bin/dc

/usr/lib/lib.b

mathematical library

SEE ALSO bs(1), dc(1).

bc tutorial in Number Processing Users Guide

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE bc: XPG4, POSIX.2

b

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