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32 * The dc help text.
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35
36usage: %s [options] [file...]
37
38dc is a reverse-polish notation command-line calculator which supports unlimited
39precision arithmetic. For details, use `man %s` or see the online documentation
40at https://git.gavinhoward.com/gavin/bc/src/tag/%s/manuals/bc/%s.1.md.
41
42This dc is (mostly) compatible with the OpenBSD dc and the GNU dc. See the
43OpenBSD man page (http://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-current/man1/dc.1) and the GNU
44dc manual (https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/manual/dc-1.05/html_mono/dc.html)
45for details.
46
47This dc has a few differences from the two above:
48
49  1) When printing a byte stream (command "P"), this bc follows what the FreeBSD
50     dc does.
51  2) This dc implements the GNU extensions for divmod ("~") and modular
52     exponentiation ("|").
53  3) This dc implements all FreeBSD extensions, except for "J" and "M".
54  4) This dc does not implement the run command ("!"), for security reasons.
55  5) Like the FreeBSD dc, this dc supports extended registers. However, they are
56     implemented differently. When it encounters whitespace where a register
57     should be, it skips the whitespace. If the character following is not
58     a lowercase letter, an error is issued. Otherwise, the register name is
59     parsed by the following regex:
60
61       [a-z][a-z0-9_]*
62
63     This generally means that register names will be surrounded by whitespace.
64
65     Examples:
66
67       l idx s temp L index S temp2 < do_thing
68
69     Also note that, unlike the FreeBSD dc, extended registers are not even
70     parsed unless the "-x" option is given. Instead, the space after a command
71     that requires a register name is taken as the register name.
72
73Options:
74
75  -C  --no-digit-clamp
76
77      Disables clamping of digits that are larger than or equal to the current
78      ibase when parsing numbers.
79
80      This means that the value added to a number from a digit is always that
81      digit's value multiplied by the value of ibase raised to the power of the
82      digit's position, which starts from 0 at the least significant digit.
83
84      If multiple of this option and the -c option are given, the last is used.
85
86  -c  --digit-clamp
87
88      Enables clamping of digits that are larger than or equal to the current
89      ibase when parsing numbers.
90
91      This means that digits that the value added to a number from a digit that
92      is greater than or equal to the ibase is the value of ibase minus 1 all
93      multiplied by the value of ibase raised to the power of the digit's
94      position, which starts from 0 at the least significant digit.
95
96      If multiple of this option and the -C option are given, the last is used.
97{{ A H N HN }}
98
99  -E  seed  --seed=seed
100
101      Sets the builtin variable seed to the given value assuming that the given
102      value is in base 10. It is a fatal error if the given value is not a valid
103      number.
104{{ end }}
105
106  -e  expr  --expression=expr
107
108      Run "expr" and quit. If multiple expressions or files (see below) are
109      given, they are all run. After running, dc will exit.
110
111  -f  file  --file=file
112
113      Run the dc code in "file" and exit. See above.
114
115  -h  --help
116
117      Print this usage message and exit.
118
119  -I  ibase  --ibase=ibase
120
121      Sets the builtin variable ibase to the given value assuming that the given
122      value is in base 10. It is a fatal error if the given value is not a valid
123      number.
124
125  -i  --interactive
126
127      Put dc into interactive mode. See the man page for more details.
128
129  -L  --no-line-length
130
131      Disable line length checking.
132
133  -O  obase  --obase=obase
134
135      Sets the builtin variable obase to the given value assuming that the given
136      value is in base 10. It is a fatal error if the given value is not a valid
137      number.
138
139  -P  --no-prompt
140
141      Disable the prompts in interactive mode.
142
143  -R  --no-read-prompt
144
145      Disable the read prompt in interactive mode.
146
147  -S  scale  --scale=scale
148
149      Sets the builtin variable scale to the given value assuming that the given
150      value is in base 10. It is a fatal error if the given value is not a valid
151      number.
152
153  -V  --version
154
155      Print version and copyright and exit.
156
157  -x  --extended-register
158
159      Enable extended register mode.
160
161  -z  --leading-zeroes
162
163      Enable leading zeroes on numbers greater than -1 and less than 1.
164
165Environment variables:
166
167  DC_ENV_ARGS
168
169      Command-line arguments to use on every run.
170
171  DC_LINE_LENGTH
172
173      If an integer, the number of characters to print on a line before
174      wrapping. Using 0 will disable line length checking.
175
176  DC_SIGINT_RESET
177
178      If an integer and non-zero, reset on SIGINT, rather than exit, when in
179      interactive mode.
180
181      If zero, do not reset on SIGINT in all cases, but exit instead.
182
183      Overrides the default, which is %s.
184
185  DC_TTY_MODE
186
187      If an integer and non-zero, enable TTY mode when it is available.
188
189      If zero, disable TTY mode in all cases.
190
191      Overrides the default, which is TTY mode %s.
192
193  DC_PROMPT
194
195      If an integer and non-zero, enable prompt when TTY mode is possible.
196
197      If zero, disable prompt in all cases.
198
199      Overrides the default, which is prompt %s.
200
201  DC_EXPR_EXIT
202
203      If an integer and non-zero, exit when expressions or expression files are
204      given on the command-line, and does not exit when an integer and zero.
205
206      Overrides the default, which is %s.
207
208  DC_DIGIT_CLAMP
209
210      If an integer and non-zero, clamp digits larger than or equal to the
211      current ibase when parsing numbers.
212
213      Overrides the default, which is %s.
214