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An arbitrary precision calculator. Uses reverse polish notation (RPN). See also: `bc`, `qalc`.

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Options (1)

-e, --expressionboolean

Calculate an expression with the specified scale

Example: dc {{[-e|--expression]}} '{{10}} k {{5 3 /}} p'

Examples (6)

Start an interactive session

dc

Execute a script

dc path/to/script.dc

Calculate an expression with the specified scale

dc [-e|--expression] '10 k 5 3 / p'

Calculate 4 times 5 (4 5 *), subtract 17 (17 -), and [p]rint the output

dc [-e|--expression] '4 5 * 17 - p'

Specify the number of decimal places to 7 (7 k), calculate 5 divided by -3 (5 _3 /) and [p]rint

dc [-e|--expression] '7 k 5 _3 / p'

Calculate the golden ratio, phi: set number of decimal places to 100 (100 k), square root of 5 (5 v) plus 1 (1 +), divided by 2 (2 /), and [p]rint result

dc [-e|--expression] '100 k 5 v 1 + 2 / p'

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