How do you calculate?

[Baruch Siach]

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 02:55:23PM +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> For years, I've been wondering: How do other Unix or Linux users do simple
> calculations?

[snip]

> So I was wondering - how come there isn't more pressure on the Linux
> distributions to include a decent and convenient calculator language?
> Or do people consider what is available decent enough already?

How about apcalc (http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/)?

$ calc
C-style arbitrary precision calculator (version 2.12.3.3)
Calc is open software. For license details type:  help copyright
[Type "exit" to exit, or "help" for help.]

; 2/3
    ~0.66666666666666666667
;

baruch

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