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Re:Show HN: Shellmath: Floating-point arithmetic directly in... by wodenokoto on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:17AM (#26261782)
I think shellmath exists because it could be done, rather than because it needed to be done.

Also, `bc 1 / 2` causes an error (at least in bash 3.2 using bc version 1.06) because file 1 doesn't exist, so there's also that for a reason

Re:Show HN: Shellmath: Floating-point arithmetic directly in... by clarity20 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @08:50AM (#26262689)
Yes, it's a POC for anyone who might want to use it or expand on it.