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Bc - Interactive algebraic language

Bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Syntax is similar to C, but differs in many substantial areas. It supports interactive execution of statements. Bc is a utility included in the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft standard.

This version does not use the historical method of having bc be a calculator for the dc calculator (the POSIX document doesn't specify how bc must be implemented). This version has a single executable that both compiles the language and runs the resulting 'byte code.' The byte code is not the dc language.



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.gnu.org/software/bc/bc.html
Source tarballhttp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bc/bc-1.06.tar.gz
Version 1.06 (stable) released on 2001-03-18
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.
This is a GNU package.

Support contacts

Bug List<bug-bc@gnu.org>
Support %doc: User reference manual available from http://www.gnu.org/manual/bc-1.06/bc.html

Project contacts

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Developers

Related information

Interfacesterminal, command line
ProgramsGNU dc
Source languagesC

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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