alandipert / minirpn

Small command-line RPN calculator in C

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Alan Dipert (author)
Sat Nov 14 21:25:26 -0800 2009
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rpn - 4 function CLI RPN calculator

This is a small calculator in C for RPN calculating at the command line. Expressions are read from STDIN. Compile with make and run ./rpn to enter the REPL.

Usage

  • output

    10 .
    
    Prints 10, the value at the top of the stack.
  • addition

    10 2 + .
    
    Prints 12, the sum of 10 and 2.
  • subtraction

    100 50 - .
    
    Prints 50.
  • division

    12 4 / .
    
    Prints 3.
  • multiplication

    3 3 * .
    
    Prints 9.

Note that you can 'peek' the top of the stack anywhere in an expression, ie:

1 2 + . 4 * . 5 + . 3 - .

Prints:

3
12
17
14