calc command

The calc command can be used for performing simple calculations.

 

Syntax

calc expression 

 

Parameters

expression

The expression you specify may consist of numbers, operators, and functions.  The following operators are supported: + plus, unary plus - minus, unary minus * multiply / divide ** power % remainder & bitwise AND | bitwise OR ^ bitwise exclusive OR ~ unary bitwise complement. The following functions are supported:  cos cosine max maximum min minimum random random number sin sine sqrt square root tan tangent. Hexadecimal numbers can be entered in the formats exemplified here:  0xAba, xff, #Cafe, x'4f'. The result is displayed on the message line.

 

Status

The status parameter is not affected by this command.

 

Examples

calc 1024
calc (298 + 584/4) / 111
calc max(3., -1, 5/2, random()) 

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