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Bell .\" man page by Landon Noll .\" .TH calc 1 "^..^" "2007-02-06" .SH NAME calc \- arbitrary precision calculator .SH SYNOPSIS \fIcalc\fP .RB [ \-c ] .RB [ \-C ] .RB [ \-d ] .br .in +5n .RB [ -D\ \&calc_debug[:resource_debug[:user_debug]] ] .br .RB [ \-e ] .RB [ \-h ] .RB [ \-i ] .RB [ \-m\ \&mode ] .RB [ \-O ] .br .RB [ \-p ] .RB [ \-q ] .RB [ \-s ] .RB [ \-u ] .RB [ \-v ] .RB [ [\-\-]\ calc_cmd\ \&.\|.\|. ] .in -5n .sp \fI#!/usr/bin/calc\fP\ [other_flags\ \&...] \fB\-f\fP .SH DESCRIPTION \& .br CALC OPTIONS .PP .TP .B \-c Continue reading command lines even after a scan/parse error has caused the abandonment of a line. Note that this option only deals with scanning and parsing of the calc language. It does not deal with execution or run-time errors. .sp 1 For example: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc read many_errors.cal .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will cause .B calc to abort on the first syntax error, whereas: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc -c read many_errors.cal .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will cause .B calc to try to process each line being read despite the scan/parse errors that it encounters. .sp 1 By default, calc startup resource files are silently ignored if not found. This flag will report missing startup resource files unless .B \-d is also given. .TP .B \-C Permit the execution of custom builtin functions. Without this flag, calling the custom() builtin function will simply generate an error. .sp 1 Use of this flag may cause .B calc to execute functions that are non-standard and that are not portable. Custom builtin functions are disabled by default for this reason. .TP .B \-d Disable the printing of the opening title. The printing of resource file debug and informational messages is also disabled as if \fBconfig("resource_debug", 0)\fP had been executed. .sp 1 For example: .sp 1 .in +5n calc "read qtime; qtime(2)" .in -5n .sp 1 will output something like: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf qtime(utc_hr_offset) defined It's nearly ten past six. .fi .in -5n .sp 1 whereas: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc -d "read qtime; qtime(2)" .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will just print: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf It's nearly ten past six. .fi .in -5n .sp 1 This flag disables the reporting of missing calc startup resource files. .sp 1 This flag also disables the printing the leading tilde. For example: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc 2/3 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will print: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf ~0.66666666666666666667 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 .sp 1 whereas: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc -d 2/3 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will just print: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf 0.66666666666666666667 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 .TP .BR -D " calc_debug[:resource_debug[:user_debug]]" Force the initial value of config("calc_debug"), config("resource_debug") and config("user_debug"). .sp 1 The : separated strings are interpreted as signed 32 bit integers. After an optional leading sign a leading zero indicates octal conversion, and a leading ``0x'' or ``0X'' hexadecimal conversion. Otherwise, decimal conversion is assumed. .sp 1 By default, .I calc_debug is 0, .I resource_debug is 3 and .I user_debug is 0. .sp 1 For more information use the following .B calc command: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf help config .fi .in -5n .TP .B \-e Ignore any environment variables on startup. The getenv() builtin will still return values, however. .TP .B \-f This flag is required when using calc in .BR "shell script mode" . It must be at the end of the initial .B #! line of the script. .sp 1 This flag is normally only at the end of a calc shell script. If the first line of an executable file begins .B #! followed by the absolute pathname of the .B calc program and the flag .B \-f as in: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf \fI#!/usr/bin/calc\fP\ [other_flags\ \&...] \fB\-f\fP .fi .in -5n .sp 1 the rest of the file will be processed in .BR "shell script mode" . See .B "SHELL SCRIPT MODE" section of this man page below for details. .sp 1 The actual form of this flag is: .sp 1 .in +5n .B \-f filename .in -5n .sp 1 On systems that treat an executable that begins with .B #! as a script, the path of the executable is appended by the kernel as the final argument to the exec() system call. This is why the .B \-f flag at the very end of the .B #! line. .sp 1 It is possible use .B \-f\ filename on the command line: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf \fIcalc\fP\ [other_flags\ \&...] \fB\-f\fP filename .fi .in -5n .sp 1 This will cause calc to process lines in .B filename in .BR "shell script mode" . .sp 1 Use of .B \-f implies .BR \-s . In addition, .B \-d and .B \-p are implied if .B \-i is not given. .TP .B \-h Print a help message. This option implies .BR \-q . This is equivalent to the .B calc command help help. The help facility is disabled unless the mode is 5 or 7. See .BR \-m . .TP .B \-i Become interactive if possible. This flag will cause .B calc to drop into interactive mode after the .I calc_cmd arguments on the command line are evaluated. Without this flag, .B calc will exit after they are evaluated. .sp 1 For example: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc 2+5 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will print the value 7 and exit whereas: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc -i 2+5 .fi .in -5n .sp 1 will print the value 7 and prompt the user for more .B calc commands. .TP .BR \-m " mode" This flag sets the permission mode of .BR calc . It controls the ability for .B calc to open files and execute programs. .I Mode may be a number from 0 to 7. .sp 1 The mode value is interpreted in a way similar to that of the .BR chmod (1) octal mode: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf 0 do not open any file, do not execute progs 1 do not open any file 2 do not open files for reading, do not execute progs 3 do not open files for reading 4 do not open files for writing, do not execute progs 5 do not open files for writing 6 do not execute any program 7 allow everything (default mode) .fi .in -5n .sp 1 If one wished to run .B calc from a privileged user, one might want to use .BR \-m " 0" in an effort to make .B calc somewhat more secure. .sp 1 Mode bits for reading and writing apply only on an open. Files already open are not effected. Thus if one wanted to use the .BR \-m " 0" in an effort to make .B calc somewhat more secure, but still wanted to read and write a specific file, one might want to do in .BR sh (1), .BR ksh (1), .BR bash (1)-like shells: .sp 1 .in +5n .nf calc -m 0 3