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diff --git a/contrib/bc/doc/dc.1 b/contrib/bc/doc/dc.1 index 856b6bb..adaf5d0 100644 --- a/contrib/bc/doc/dc.1 +++ b/contrib/bc/doc/dc.1 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .\" dc.1 - the *roff document processor source for the dc manual .\" .\" This file is part of GNU dc. -.\" Copyright (C) 1994, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +.\" Copyright (C) 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. .\" .\" This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify .\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ .\" GNU General Public License for more details. .\" .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -.\" along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -.\" the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. +.\" along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to: +.\" The Free Software Foundation, Inc. +.\" 59 Temple Place, Suite 330 +.\" Boston, MA 02111 USA .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" @@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ .SH NAME dc \- an arbitrary precision calculator .SH SYNOPSIS -dc +dc [-V] [--version] [-h] [--help] + [-e scriptexpression] [--expression=scriptexpression] + [-f scriptfile] [--file=scriptfile] + [file ...] .SH DESCRIPTION .PP \*(Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports @@ -54,6 +59,43 @@ 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. +.SH OPTIONS +\*(Dc may be invoked with the following command-line options: +.TP +.B -V +.TP +.B --version +Print out the version of \*(dc that is being run and a copyright notice, +then exit. +.TP +.B -h +.TP +.B --help +Print a usage message briefly summarizing these command-line options +and the bug-reporting address, +then exit. +.TP +.B -e \fIscript\fP +.TP +.BI --expression= script +Add the commands in +.I script +to the set of commands to be run while processing the input. +.TP +.B -f \fIscript-file\fP +.TP +.BI --file= script-file +Add the commands contained in the file +.I script-file +to the set of commands to be run while processing the input. +.PP +If any command-line parameters remain after processing the above, +these parameters are interpreted as the names of input files to +be processed. +A file name of +.B - +refers to the standard input stream. +The standard input will processed if no file names are specified. .PD .SH Printing Commands @@ -417,7 +459,7 @@ Miscellaneous .TP .B ! Will run the rest of the line as a system command. -Note that parsing of the !<, !=, and !> commands take precidence, +Note that parsing of the !<, !=, and !> commands take precedence, so if you want to run a command starting with <, =, or > you will need to add a space after the !. .TP @@ -445,5 +487,4 @@ was later popped. BUGS .PP Email bug reports to -.BR bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu . -Be sure to include the word ``dc'' somewhere in the ``Subject:'' field. +.BR bug-dc@gnu.org . |
