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bc 1.06

Summary

Description: An arbitrary precision calculator
Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/bc/

Support

This package is available for all platforms. Supporting this package is a medium priority.

Description

bc is a calculator that supports arbitrary precision arithmetic and an expression language that can be used to express complicated calculations. It consists of two separate programs: bc, which supports a user-friendly C-like expression syntax including normal mathematical operations and supports interactive execution of statements; and dc, a reverse-Polish stack-based calculator with a powerful but cryptic expression language. bc is frequently built on top of dc (but isn't in the case of GNU bc).

This is the GNU version of bc, which contains several additional features over the versions normally shipped with most Unix versions.

Files

   Programs: bc dc
  Man Pages: bc(1) dc(1)
 Info Pages: bc dc
       Docs: /usr/pubsw/doc/Data/bc

Accuracy

This information reflects the version of this package that is installed in Stanford's site-wide pubsw software tree. Newer versions of the package may be available from the package source. The contents of this page, including the source URL if applicable, are generally only reviewed when the package is upgraded and therefore may not accurately reflect the current version of the package.

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