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diff --git a/manuals/bc/EN.1.md b/manuals/bc/EN.1.md index 6dc19727c982..4e0a0f0fb8b4 100644 --- a/manuals/bc/EN.1.md +++ b/manuals/bc/EN.1.md @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bc - arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic language and calculator # SYNOPSIS -**bc** [**-ghilPqsvVw**] [**-\-global-stacks**] [**-\-help**] [**-\-interactive**] [**-\-mathlib**] [**-\-no-prompt**] [**-\-quiet**] [**-\-standard**] [**-\-warn**] [**-\-version**] [**-e** *expr*] [**-\-expression**=*expr*...] [**-f** *file*...] [**-\-file**=*file*...] [*file*...] +**bc** [**-ghilPqRsvVw**] [**-\-global-stacks**] [**-\-help**] [**-\-interactive**] [**-\-mathlib**] [**-\-no-prompt**] [**-\-no-read-prompt**] [**-\-quiet**] [**-\-standard**] [**-\-warn**] [**-\-version**] [**-e** *expr*] [**-\-expression**=*expr*...] [**-f** *file*...] [**-\-file**=*file*...] [*file*...] # DESCRIPTION @@ -127,13 +127,27 @@ The following are the options that bc(1) accepts. **-P**, **-\-no-prompt** : Disables the prompt in TTY mode. (The prompt is only enabled in TTY mode. - See the **TTY MODE** section) This is mostly for those users that do not + See the **TTY MODE** section.) This is mostly for those users that do not want a prompt or are not used to having them in bc(1). Most of those users would want to put this option in **BC_ENV_ARGS** (see the **ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES** section). This is a **non-portable extension**. +**-R**, **-\-no-read-prompt** + +: Disables the read prompt in TTY mode. (The read prompt is only enabled in + TTY mode. See the **TTY MODE** section.) This is mostly for those users that + do not want a read prompt or are not used to having them in bc(1). Most of + those users would want to put this option in **BC_ENV_ARGS** (see the + **ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES** section). This option is also useful in hash bang + lines of bc(1) scripts that prompt for user input. + + This option does not disable the regular prompt because the read prompt is + only used when the **read()** built-in function is called. + + This is a **non-portable extension**. + **-q**, **-\-quiet** : This option is for compatibility with the [GNU bc(1)][2]; it is a no-op. |