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Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/bc/manuals/bc/HN.1')
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diff --git a/contrib/bc/manuals/bc/HN.1 b/contrib/bc/manuals/bc/HN.1 index f275ceaffb9b..9126c9209da5 100644 --- a/contrib/bc/manuals/bc/HN.1 +++ b/contrib/bc/manuals/bc/HN.1 @@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ This is a \f[B]non\-portable extension\f[]. .RE .TP .B \f[B]\-q\f[], \f[B]\-\-quiet\f[] -Do not print copyright header. -bc(1) will also suppress the header in non\-interactive mode. +This option is for compatibility with the GNU +bc(1) (https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/); it is a no\-op. +Without this option, GNU bc(1) prints a copyright header. +This bc(1) only prints the copyright header if one or more of the +\f[B]\-v\f[], \f[B]\-V\f[], or \f[B]\-\-version\f[] options are given. .RS .PP -This is mostly for compatibility with the GNU -bc(1) (https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/). -.PP This is a \f[B]non\-portable extension\f[]. .RE .TP @@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ This means that if a file is given before an expression, the file is read in and evaluated first. .RS .PP -In other bc(1) implementations, this option causes the program to -execute the expressions and then exit. -This bc(1) does not, unless the \f[B]BC_EXPR_EXIT\f[] is defined (see -the \f[B]ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES\f[] section). +After processing all expressions and files, bc(1) will exit, unless +\f[B]\-\f[] (\f[B]stdin\f[]) was given as an argument at least once to +\f[B]\-f\f[] or \f[B]\-\-file\f[]. +However, if any other \f[B]\-e\f[], \f[B]\-\-expression\f[], +\f[B]\-f\f[], or \f[B]\-\-file\f[] arguments are given after that, bc(1) +will give a fatal error and exit. .PP This is a \f[B]non\-portable extension\f[]. .RE @@ -241,10 +243,9 @@ If expressions are also given (see above), the expressions are evaluated in the order given. .RS .PP -In other bc(1) implementations, this option causes the program to -execute the files and then exit. -This bc(1) does not, unless the \f[B]BC_EXPR_EXIT\f[] is defined (see -the \f[B]ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES\f[] section). +After processing all expressions and files, bc(1) will exit, unless +\f[B]\-\f[] (\f[B]stdin\f[]) was given as an argument at least once to +\f[B]\-f\f[] or \f[B]\-\-file\f[]. .PP This is a \f[B]non\-portable extension\f[]. .RE @@ -1910,14 +1911,6 @@ the backslash (\f[B]\\\f[]). The default line length is \f[B]70\f[]. .RS .RE -.TP -.B \f[B]BC_EXPR_EXIT\f[] -If this variable exists (no matter the contents), bc(1) will exit -immediately after executing expressions and files given by the -\f[B]\-e\f[] and/or \f[B]\-f\f[] command\-line options (and any -equivalents). -.RS -.RE .SH EXIT STATUS .PP bc(1) returns the following exit statuses: |