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11/3/71DC (I)

NAME dc -- desk calculator
SYNOPSIS dc
DESCRIPTION dc is an arbitrary precision integer arithmetic package.The overall structure of dc is a stacking (reverse Polish)


calculator. The following constructions are recognized bythe calculator:


numberThe value of the number is pushed on the stack. If the


number starts with a zero, it is taken to be octal,otherwise it is decimal.


+ - * / %The top two values on the stack are added (+-), subtracted


(--), multiplied (*), divided (*) or remaindered (%) Thetwo entries are popped off of the stack, the result is pushed on the stack in their place. sx The top of the stack is popped and stored into a


register named x, where x may be any character. lx The value in register x is pushed on the


stack. The register x is not altered. d The top value on the stack is pushed on the


stack. Thus the top value is duplicated. p The top value on the stack is printed in decimal. The


top value remains unchanged. f All values on the stack are popped off and


printed in decimal. r All values on the stack are popped.


q exit. h print brief synopsis of commands to dc.


new--linespace ignored. An example to calculate the monthly, weekly and


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hourly rates for a $10,000/year salary.10000


100* (now in cents)dsa (non--destructive store) 12/ (pennies per month)1a52/ (pennies per week)


dl0* (deci--pennies per week)375/ (pennies per hzur) f (print all results)(3) 512


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FILES
SEE_ALSO
DIAGNOSTICS ? (x) for unrecognized character x.
BUGS % doesn't work correctly.
OWNER ken