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Linux / Unix dc command

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About dc

Short for desk calculator, dc is an arbitrary precision arithmetic package.

Syntax

dc [filename]

filenameInput taken from file if required.

dc commands

pPrints current results
qQuits dc
cClear all values on the stack
vTake square root
iChange input base; similar to bc ibase,
oChange output base; similar to bc obase.
kSet scale factor (number of digits after decimal); similar to bc scale.
!Remainder of line is a Unix command.

Examples

dc - Enters the desk calculator, below is a short example of what can be done:

1234 - Enter base value of 1234
1234
2 * p - Takes the value of 1234 times 2 and prints value
2468
468 - p - Takes the value of 2468 and subtracts 468
2000
2 / p - Takes the value of 2000 and divides by 2.
1000
v p - Takes the value of 1000 and square roots it.
31
q - Quits the desk calucator

Related commands

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