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authorandreas <andreas@FreeBSD.org>1998-04-29 22:15:05 +0000
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update dc utility as well
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+# Makefile copyright Andreas Klemm <andreas@FreeBSD.ORG> 1998
+#
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.4 1997/10/14 18:32:38 jraynard Exp $
+
+.PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../../../contrib/bc/doc
+
INFO = dc
INFOSECTION= "System Utilities"
-INFOENTRY_dc= "* DC: (dc). The GNU desk calculator."
+INFOENTRY_dc= "* DC: (dc). The GNU Desktop Calculator."
.include <bsd.info.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/dc/doc/dc.texinfo b/gnu/usr.bin/dc/doc/dc.texinfo
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-\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
-@c %**start of header
-@setfilename dc.info
-@settitle dc, an arbitrary precision calculator
-@c %**end of header
-
-@c This file has the new style title page commands.
-@c Run `makeinfo' rather than `texinfo-format-buffer'.
-
-@c smallbook
-
-@c tex
-@c \overfullrule=0pt
-@c end tex
-
-@c Combine indices.
-@synindex cp fn
-@syncodeindex vr fn
-@syncodeindex ky fn
-@syncodeindex pg fn
-@syncodeindex tp fn
-
-@ifinfo
-This file documents @sc{dc}, an arbitrary precision calculator.
-
-Published by the Free Software Foundation,
-675 Massachusetts Avenue,
-Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
-
-Copyright (C) 1984 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
-this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
-are preserved on all copies.
-
-@ignore
-Permission is granted to process this file through TeX and print the
-results, provided the printed document carries copying permission
-notice identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph
-(this paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
-
-@end ignore
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
-manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
-resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
-notice identical to this one.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
-into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
-except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
-by the Foundation.
-@end ifinfo
-
-@setchapternewpage off
-
-@titlepage
-@title dc, an arbitrary precision calculator
-
-@author by Ken Pizzini
-@author manual by Richard Stallman
-@page
-@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
-Copyright @copyright{} 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
-@sp 2
-Published by the Free Software Foundation, @*
-675 Massachusetts Avenue, @*
-Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
-
-Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
-this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
-are preserved on all copies.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
-manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the entire
-resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission
-notice identical to this one.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
-into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
-except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
-by the Foundation.
-
-@end titlepage
-@page
-
-@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
-
-@menu
-* Introduction:: Introduction
-* Printing Commands:: Printing Commands
-* Arithmetic:: Arithmetic
-* Stack Control:: Stack Control
-* Registers:: Registers
-* Parameters:: Parameters
-* Strings:: Strings
-* Status Inquiry:: Status Inquiry
-* Miscellaneous:: Other commands
-* Notes:: Notes
-@end menu
-
-@node Introduction, Printing Commands, Top, Top
-@comment node-name, next, previous, up
-@chapter Introduction
-
-@sc{dc} is a reverse-polish desk calculator
-which supports unlimited precision arithmetic.
-It also allows you to define and call macros.
-Normally @sc{dc} reads from the standard input;
-if any command arguments are given to it, they are filenames,
-and @sc{dc} reads and executes the contents of the files
-before reading from standard input.
-All normal output is to standard output;
-all error messages are written to standard error.
-
-To exit, use @samp{q}.
-@kbd{C-c} does not exit;
-it is used to abort macros that are looping, etc.
-(Currently this is not true; @kbd{C-c} does exit.)
-
-A reverse-polish calculator stores numbers on a stack.
-Entering a number pushes it on the stack.
-Arithmetic operations pop arguments off the stack and push the results.
-
-To enter a number in @sc{dc}, type the digits,
-with an optional decimal point.
-Exponential notation is not supported.
-To enter a negative number, begin the number with @samp{_}.
-@samp{-} cannot be used for this, as it is a binary operator
-for subtraction instead.
-To enter two numbers in succession,
-separate them with spaces or newlines.
-These have no meaning as commands.
-
-@node Printing Commands, Arithmetic, Introduction, Top
-@chapter Printing Commands
-
-@table @samp
-@item p
-Prints the value on the top of the stack,
-without altering the stack.
-A newline is printed after the value.
-
-@item P
-Prints the value on the top of the stack, popping it off,
-and does not print a newline after.
-
-@item f
-Prints the entire contents of the stack
-@c and the contents of all of the registers,
-without altering anything.
-This is a good command to use if you are lost or want
-to figure out what the effect of some command has been.
-@end table
-
-@node Arithmetic, Stack Control, Printing Commands, Top
-@chapter Arithmetic
-
-@table @samp
-@item +
-Pops two values off the stack, adds them, and pushes the result.
-The precision of the result is determined only
-by the values of the arguments, and is enough to be exact.
-
-@item -
-Pops two values, subtracts the first one popped
-from the second one popped, and pushes the result.
-
-@item *
-Pops two values, multiplies them, and pushes the result.
-The number of fraction digits in the result is controlled
-by the current precision value (see below) and does not
-depend on the values being multiplied.
-
-@item /
-Pops two values, divides the second one popped
-from the first one popped, and pushes the result.
-The number of fraction digits is specified by the precision value.
-
-@item %
-Pops two values,
-computes the remainder of the division that
-the @samp{/} command would do,
-and pushes that.
-The division is done with as many fraction digits
-as the precision value specifies,
-and the remainder is also computed with that many fraction digits.
-
-@item ^
-Pops two values and exponentiates,
-using the first value popped as the exponent
-and the second popped as the base.
-The fraction part of the exponent is ignored.
-The precision value specifies the number of fraction
-digits in the result.
-
-@item v
-Pops one value, computes its square root, and pushes that.
-The precision value specifies the number of fraction digits
-in the result.
-@end table
-
-Most arithmetic operations are affected by the @emph{precision value},
-which you can set with the @samp{k} command.
-The default precision value is zero,
-which means that all arithmetic except for
-addition and subtraction produces integer results.
-
-The remainder operation (@samp{%}) requires some explanation:
-applied to arguments @samp{a} and @samp{b}
-it produces @samp{a - (b * (a / b))},
-where @samp{a / b} is computed in the current precision.
-
-@node Stack Control, Registers, Arithmetic, Top
-@chapter Stack Control
-
-@table @samp
-@item c
-Clears the stack, rendering it empty.
-
-@item d
-Duplicates the value on the top of the stack,
-pushing another copy of it.
-Thus, @samp{4d*p} computes 4 squared and prints it.
-@end table
-
-@node Registers, Parameters, Stack Control, Top
-@chapter Registers
-
-@sc{dc} provides 256 memory registers, each named by a single character.
-You can store a number in a register and retrieve it later.
-
-@table @samp
-@item s@var{r}
-Pop the value off the top of the stack and
-store it into register @var{r}.
-
-@item l@var{r}
-Copy the value in register @var{r},
-and push it onto the stack.
-This does not alter the contents of @var{r}.
-
-Each register also contains its own stack.
-The current register value is the top of the register's stack.
-
-@item S@var{r}
-Pop the value off the top of the (main) stack and
-push it onto the stack of register @var{r}.
-The previous value of the register becomes inaccessible.
-
-@item L@var{r}
-Pop the value off the top of register @var{r}'s stack
-and push it onto the main stack.
-The previous value in register @var{r}'s stack, if any,
-is now accessible via the @samp{l@var{r}} command.
-@end table
-@c
-@c The @samp{f} command prints a list of all registers that have contents
-@c stored in them, together with their contents.
-@c Only the current contents of each register (the top of its stack)
-@c is printed.
-
-@node Parameters, Strings, Registers, Top
-@chapter Parameters
-
-@sc{dc} has three parameters that control its operation:
-the precision, the input radix, and the output radix.
-The precision specifies the number of fraction digits
-to keep in the result of most arithmetic operations.
-The input radix controls the interpretation of numbers typed in;
-@emph{all} numbers typed in use this radix.
-The output radix is used for printing numbers.
-
-The input and output radices are separate parameters;
-you can make them unequal, which can be useful or confusing.
-The input radix must be between 2 and 36 inclusive.
-The output radix must be at least 2.
-The precision must be zero or greater.
-The precision is always measured in decimal digits,
-regardless of the current input or output radix.
-
-@table @samp
-@item i
-Pops the value off the top of the stack
-and uses it to set the input radix.
-
-@item o
-Pops the value off the top of the stack
-and uses it to set the output radix.
-
-@item k
-Pops the value off the top of the stack
-and uses it to set the precision.
-
-@item I
-Pushes the current input radix on the stack.
-
-@item O
-Pushes the current output radix on the stack.
-
-@item K
-Pushes the current precision on the stack.
-
-@end table
-
-@node Strings, Status Inquiry, Parameters, Top
-@chapter Strings
-
-@sc{dc} can operate on strings as well as on numbers.
-The only things you can do with strings are print them
-and execute them as macros
-(which means that the contents of the string are processed as @sc{dc} commands).
-Both registers and the stack can hold strings,
-and @sc{dc} always knows whether any given object is a string or a number.
-Some commands such as arithmetic operations demand numbers
-as arguments and print errors if given strings.
-Other commands can accept either a number or a string;
-for example, the @samp{p} command can accept either and prints the object
-according to its type.
-
-@table @samp
-@item [@var{characters}]
-Makes a string containing @var{characters} and pushes it on the stack.
-For example, @samp{[foo]P} prints the characters @samp{foo}
-(with no newline).
-
-@item x
-Pops a value off the stack and executes it as a macro.
-Normally it should be a string;
-if it is a number, it is simply pushed back onto the stack.
-For example, @samp{[1p]x} executes the macro @samp{1p},
-which pushes 1 on the stack and prints @samp{1} on a separate line.
-
-Macros are most often stored in registers;
-@samp{[1p]sa} stores a macro to print @samp{1} into register @samp{a},
-and @samp{lax} invokes the macro.
-
-@item >@var{r}
-Pops two values off the stack and compares them
-assuming they are numbers,
-executing the contents of register @var{r} as a macro
-if the original top-of-stack is greater.
-Thus, @samp{1 2>a} will invoke register @samp{a}'s contents
-and @samp{2 1>a} will not.
-
-@item <@var{r}
-Similar but invokes the macro if the original top-of-stack is less.
-
-@item =@var{r}
-Similar but invokes the macro if the two numbers popped are equal.
-@c This can also be validly used to compare two strings for equality.
-
-@item ?
-Reads a line from the terminal and executes it.
-This command allows a macro to request input from the user.
-
-@item q
-During the execution of a macro,
-this command exits from the macro and also from the macro which invoked it.
-If called from the top level,
-or from a macro which was called directly from the top level,
-the @samp{q} command will cause @sc{dc} to exit.
-
-@item Q
-Pops a value off the stack and uses it as a count
-of levels of macro execution to be exited.
-Thus, @samp{3Q} exits three levels.
-@end table
-
-@node Status Inquiry, Miscellaneous, Strings, Top
-@chapter Status Inquiry
-
-@table @samp
-@item Z
-Pops a value off the stack,
-calculates the number of digits it has
-(or number of characters, if it is a string)
-and pushes that number.
-
-@item X
-Pops a value off the stack,
-calculates the number of fraction digits it has,
-and pushes that number.
-For a string, the value pushed is
-@c -1.
-0.
-
-@item z
-Pushes the current stack depth;
-the number of objects on the stack
-before the execution of the @samp{z} command.
-@end table
-
-@node Miscellaneous, Notes, Status Inquiry, Top
-@chapter Miscellaneous
-
-@table @samp
-@item !
-Will run the rest of the line as a system command.
-
-@item #
-Will interpret the rest of the line as a comment.
-
-@item :@var{r}
-Will pop the top two values off of the stack.
-The old second-to-top value will be stored in the array @var{r},
-indexed by the old top-of-stack value.
-
-@item ;@var{r}
-Pops the top-of-stack and uses it as an index into
-the array @var{r}.
-The selected value is then pushed onto the stack.
-@end table
-
-@node Notes, , Miscellaneous, Top
-@chapter Notes
-
-The array operations @samp{:} and @samp{;} are usually
-only used by traditional implementations of BC.
-(The GNU BC is self contained and does not need @sc{dc} to run.)
-The comment operator @samp{#} is a new command
-not found in traditional implementations of @sc{dc}.
-
-@contents
-@bye
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