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GNU bc

GNU version of the arbitrary precision calculators bc and dc
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
software calculators, GNU package[3]
Official website
www.gnu.org[17]
Part of
GNU Project[15]
Copyright license
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later[5]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Creator
Philip Arne Nelson[2]
Different from
bc[18]
Has part(s)
GNU dc[16]
Has part(s) of the class
software calculator[19]
Implementation of
bc
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Maintained by
Philip Arne Nelson (1991–present)[4]
Operating system
GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS, Unix-like operating system[7][8][9][10]
Programmed in
C[6]
Software version identifier
1.07.1, 1.08, 1.08.1, 1.08.2[11][12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en bc en GNU bc
🔖 Identifiers · 19
Arch Linux package
bc
Debian source package
bc (1999–present)
Debian stable package
bc
Fedora package
bc
Free Software Directory entry
Bc
FreeBSD port
math/gnubc
Gentoo package
sys-devel/bc
Guix Variable Name
bc
Homebrew formula name
bc
Launchpad.net project ID
ubuntu/+source/bc
MacPorts port
bc
Man page
bc.1
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NetBSD package ID
math/bc
Nixpkgs ID
bc
OpenBSD port
math/gbc
Repology project name
bc
Source code repository URL
ftp.gnu.org
Ubuntu package
bc
User manual URL
www.gnu.org

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Summary

GNU bc is a software calculators[1].

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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