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diff --git a/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/expr.1.txt b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/expr.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..71d0e8d --- /dev/null +++ b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/expr.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +EXPR(1) User Commands EXPR(1) + + + + + +NAME + expr - evaluate expressions + +SYNOPSIS + expr EXPRESSION + expr OPTION + +DESCRIPTION + --help display this help and exit + + --version + output version information and exit + + Print the value of EXPRESSION to standard output. A + blank line below separates increasing precedence groups. + EXPRESSION may be: + + ARG1 | ARG2 + ARG1 if it is neither null nor 0, otherwise ARG2 + + ARG1 & ARG2 + ARG1 if neither argument is null or 0, otherwise + 0 + + ARG1 < ARG2 + ARG1 is less than ARG2 + + ARG1 <= ARG2 + ARG1 is less than or equal to ARG2 + + ARG1 = ARG2 + ARG1 is equal to ARG2 + + ARG1 != ARG2 + ARG1 is unequal to ARG2 + + ARG1 >= ARG2 + ARG1 is greater than or equal to ARG2 + + ARG1 > ARG2 + ARG1 is greater than ARG2 + + ARG1 + ARG2 + arithmetic sum of ARG1 and ARG2 + + ARG1 - ARG2 + arithmetic difference of ARG1 and ARG2 + + ARG1 * ARG2 + arithmetic product of ARG1 and ARG2 + + ARG1 / ARG2 + arithmetic quotient of ARG1 divided by ARG2 + + ARG1 % ARG2 + arithmetic remainder of ARG1 divided by ARG2 + + STRING : REGEXP + anchored pattern match of REGEXP in STRING + + match STRING REGEXP + same as STRING : REGEXP + + substr STRING POS LENGTH + substring of STRING, POS counted from 1 + + index STRING CHARS + index in STRING where any CHARS is found, or 0 + + length STRING + length of STRING + + + TOKEN + interpret TOKEN as a string, even if it is a + + keyword like `match' or an operator like `/' + + ( EXPRESSION ) + value of EXPRESSION + + Beware that many operators need to be escaped or quoted + for shells. Comparisons are arithmetic if both ARGs are + numbers, else lexicographical. Pattern matches return + the string matched between \( and \) or null; if \( and + \) are not used, they return the number of characters + matched or 0. + + Exit status is 0 if EXPRESSION is neither null nor 0, 1 + if EXPRESSION is null or 0, 2 if EXPRESSION is syntacti- + cally invalid, and 3 if an error occurred. + +AUTHOR + Written by Mike Parker. + +REPORTING BUGS + Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>. + +COPYRIGHT + Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + This is free software; see the source for copying condi- + tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL- + ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +SEE ALSO + The full documentation for expr is maintained as a Tex- + info manual. If the info and expr programs are properly + installed at your site, the command + + info expr + + should give you access to the complete manual. + + + +expr 5.3.0 November 2004 EXPR(1) |