Command-line tool

bc-gh

brew/bc-gh

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Implementation of Unix dc and POSIX bc with GNU and BSD extensions

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install bc-gh

Linux

brew install bc-gh

Start an interactive session

bc

Start an interactive session with the standard math library enabled

bc -i -l

Calculate an expression

echo '5 / 3' | bc

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