> On 1998-12-22T21:58:53,
> thunder7@xs4all.nl said:
>
> > Are there advantages in having something like /dev/repeat?
>
> I suggest we implement a /dev/calculator, so everyone who needs to solve an
> equation can do it just by using cat/echo:
>
> echo 2+3*4 >/dev/calculator
> cat /dev/calculator
> 14
>
There is already a much better thing. The name is bc (big calculator).
Just do this :
echo '2+3*4' | bc
and it will print the answer. (Seriously , try it on your system).
Vladimir Dergachev
> Maybe we could make it understand RPN!
>
> Sincerely,
> Lars Marowsky-Brée
>
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>
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>
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