$ bc
4*40
160
You keep calculating till you press Ctrl-D.
You can do the same thing with lua or python. With lua you have to
prefix with a '=' as it is an
alias for print.
I normally use lua nowadays.
Then you have dc(1) which is quirky.
You also have graphical utilities but they are boring.
Some tips:
Modulo operator : %
exponentiation: ^ or **
All other operators must be familiar.
-Girish
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