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Eval does arithmetic from the command line. For example,
eval 2*3
prints the answer 6.
Eval accepts the following infix binary operators:
+ add
- subtract
* multiply
/ divide
\ mod (remainder of integer division)
^ power
max maximum
min minimum
Parentheses may be used for grouping.
Eval also accepts the following unary prefix operators:
+ unary plus
- unary minus
abs absolute value
round rounding to integer
trunc truncating to integer
sqrt square root
sqr square
sin \
cos \
tan trig functions in radians
arcsin for example, eval sin 3.14159265 prints 0.00000000358979
arccos and eval sin(3.14159265 / 2) prints 1
arctan \
sinh \
cosh \
tanh \
ln natural log
log base 10 log
log2 base 2 log
exp raise to a power
fact factorial
The expression evaluation code is derived from the public domain spreadsheet
included with Turbo Pascal.
Note that some versions of Microsoft pascal incorrectly decide that your pc
has an 8087 or 80287 math coprocessor when in fact it doesn't. To check this,
try a simple multiplication. If eval 2*3 says 2, rather than 6, set the
environment variable
set NO87=X
in your autoexec.bat file. (I use a blank in place of the X.)