tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post5265289374916152253..comments2023-08-07T16:26:03.142+03:00Comments on Lightweight Linux: bc is a command line calculatorMikkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-64132938882263409142011-03-17T19:35:22.127+02:002011-03-17T19:35:22.127+02:00I know this post is ancient but it's high in t...I know this post is ancient but it's high in the Google results for "bc precision", so just to clarify: -l doesn't put bc in floating point mode, it sets scale=20 (and loads some trig functions).Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-77299211183225473012009-06-22T20:10:31.761+03:002009-06-22T20:10:31.761+03:00True, but then the precision would be too much for...True, but then the precision would be too much for me :-)Mikkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422579971698369218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-690445097467041541.post-77961714314767598012009-06-22T17:48:39.597+03:002009-06-22T17:48:39.597+03:00passing the -l argument also put it in floating po...passing the -l argument also put it in floating point modeBen in Bostonnoreply@blogger.com