tcalc
A featureful calculator for when you want to do math in a terminal.
Usage
tcalc supports two modes of usage: terminal and REPL.
# Terminal
$ tcalc '2**8 - 1' 'ans >> 1' 'abs(-13.7)'
255
127
13.7
# REPL
$ tcalc
> 2**8 - 1
255
> ans >> 1
127
> abs(-13.7)
13.7
> exit
Installation
- Install Rust
- Run
cargo install tcalc
from your terminal
Syntax
Operator |
Description |
( ) |
parens |
- ! |
negate, bitwise NOT |
** |
exponentiation |
* / % |
multiplication, division, modulo |
+ - |
addition, subtraction |
++ -- |
increment, decrement (suffix) |
<< >> |
left shift, right shift |
& |
bitwise AND |
^ |
bitwise XOR |
| |
bitwise OR |
= |
variable assignment |
+= -= *= /= %= **= &= |= ^= <<= >>= |
compound assignment |
func_name([arg, ...]) |
function call |
Numeric Format |
Description |
[0-9] |
decimal literal |
[0-9].[0-9] |
fractional decimal literal |
0b[0-1] |
binary literal |
0o[0-7] |
octal literal |
0d[0-9] |
decimal literal |
0d[0-9].[0-9] |
fractional decimal literal |
0x[0-9a-f] |
hexadecimal literal |
Variable |
Description |
e |
Euler's number (e) |
phi |
Golden ratio (φ) |
pi |
Archimedes' constant (π) |
ans |
Result of previous expression |
Function |
Description |
abs(n) |
Returns the absolute value of n |
ceil(n) |
Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to n |
floor(n) |
Returns the largest integer less than or equal to n |
round(n) |
Returns the nearest integer to n ; Round half-way cases away from 0.0 |
REPL
Command |
Description |
exit |
exit the REPL |
quit |
alias for exit |