bc Command Not Found in CentOS / RHEL / Fedora / Ubuntu
September 04 2014
bc is an arbitrary precision calculator language
By default the bc command installed in your system, if the bc command not found we can easily install it.
# bc
-bash: bc: command not found
Ubuntu / Debian
Use the below command to install bc in Ubuntu or Debian
# apt-get install bc
CentOS / RHEL / Fedora
# yum install bc
---> Package bc.x86_64 0:1.06.95-1.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
bc x86_64 1.06.95-1.el6 base 110 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 110 k
Installed size: 212 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
....
Installing : bc-1.06.95-1.el6.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : bc-1.06.95-1.el6.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
bc.x86_64 0:1.06.95-1.el6
Complete!
Once you have installed it you can use the below commands,
# bc --version
bc 1.06.95
# man bc
bc 1.06.95
# man bc
Use bc command with simple calculation:
# bc
bc 1.06.95
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125*12/100
15
125+15
140
quit
local@host #
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