exp(1)
EXP
exp - a multiple expession calculator.
SYNOPSIS
exp [-vn0..4] [-o output-file] [input-file]
DESCRIPTION
Input is an ascii format file including numeric expessions with variables. Input file can includes other input files thanks to an inclusion directive. exp reads the input files to write it as is in the output file, but the numeric expessions are replaced by their value.
OPTIONS
-v verbose mode
0 : quiet mode
1 : messages mess(...) are printed
2 : few statistics
3 : all expressions are decomposed
4 : yacc messages
-o output-file
where exp writes (stdout by default).
input-file
where exp reads (stdin by default).
EXP FORMAT FILES
Except the expessionsi and offline comments, the output file is
identical to the flattened view of the input files whatever they are.
The expession forms can be either [expessions] or {expessions}. The
first form is for floating point expessions, the second one is for
integer expessions. By default, the print format is respectively %7.3f
and %4d (cf. sprintf(3)). Offline comments begins with // and ends at
the beginning of the next line.
Examples
· [ 3.0 + 12.1] print 15.100
· { 3.0 + 12.1} print 15
It is possible to have more that one expession separated by ; (semi-
column). All the expessions of a list are computed, but only the last
one is printed. If the last expession is empty, exp do not print
anything (see Examples section).
Examples
· [ 6. *2.0;
3.0 + 12.1 ] print 15.100
· [ 6. *2.0;
3.0 + 12.1; ] print nothing
It is possible to have comments in expessions. A comment begins with #
(diese) and ends to the carriage return. Comment in expression is not
copied to the output file.
Example
· [ 3.0 + 12.1 # comment
] print 15.100
Expessions
Expession is a multi-level numeric expession using numbers, variables,
arithmetic operators and numeric functions.
Examples
· [ i=3.0; i*12.1] print 15.100
· {i=3} print 3
{i++} print 4
Arithmetic Operators
The operators, in order of increasing priority, are
+ - Addition and subtraction.
* / Multiplication and division.
++ -- post-incrementation of 1, post-decrementation of 1.
( ) Grouping
= Variable affectation. The return value is the one affected.
Boolean Operators
> < respectively greater than and lower than
def(variable)
True whenever variable is defined yet
ndef(variable)
True whenever variable is not defined yet
Variables
Expession values may be stored in simple variables. There are three
forms of variable name. First, they can begin with a letter followed
by any number of letters, digits and underscores; second, they can
begin with " (double quote) followed by any number of any char and
ended by a "; Third they can begin with �� (quote) then a regular
expression (see regex(7)) ended by ��. exp is case sensitive.
Examples
· [ VAR_1=3.0; # first form
"variable numero 2"=12.0; # second form
] print nothing
· [ VAR_1 * "variable numero 2" ] print 15.100
When a variable appears in the right member of an affectation, exp uses
its value. If it has never been defined, this causes a fatal error. If
it appears the left member, the first time it is automatically created
and its value is set, or its value is changed.
Special variables
float_fmt, integer_fmt and string_fmt special variables to redefine
print format of floats, integers and strings. Defaults are %7.3f, %-8s
and %4d. Those variables are the only variables with a non numerical
value.
Examples
· [float_fmt = "%7.1f";] print nothing
· [ 3.0 + 12.1] print 15.1
verbose is the variable passed in argument list, which can be modified
by the program itself.
Examples get details of expression calculation
· [tmp = verbose; verbose = 3; ..expressions..;
verbose = tmp;]
Numeric functions
Few numeric functions are available. The form is fun(args). The
arguments take the form of a list of expessions, separated with a ,
(comma). The number of arguments depends on functions. It is possible
to make a list of arguments with a regular expession (see regex(7)).
Then all matching variable names are part of the list.
min(args) max(args)
The minimum (resp. maximum) value of its arguments.
Examples
· [min(3.0,12.1)] print 3.000
· [min('RW_ALU.*')] print min value of all variables begining
by RW_ALU
inf(step,val) sup(step,val)
Two arguments. inf (resp. sup) function rounds the second
argument (val) downwards (resp. upwards) to an integer number
of the first argument (step).
Examples
· [step=0.3;value=1.6;inf(step,value)] print 1.500
Special functions and directives
if(condition, expr1, expr2, ...)
Calculates the condition if it is true (means greater than
zero), the following expressions are all calculated.
sort(args) rsort(args)
sort (resp. reverse rsort) numerically all its arguments, each
argument must be a variable, not directly a numeric expession.
The return value is the sorted list of its arguments.
message(args)
writes its arguments to stdout using float_fmt, one argument per
line. The form is : variable_name = value;, value is omitted if
the variable has never been defined.
Examples
· [message('"'this is a message'"');] print
this is a message
· [a1b=0; a2b=1O; a3b=5; message(a*b);] print
a1b = 0.000
a2b = 1O.000
a3b = 5.000
· [string_fmt=%6s; message(sort(a*b));] print
a1b = 0.000
a3b = 5.000
a2b = 1O.000
#include "filename"
Opens the file in argument then returns to the current file as
soon as the new one is empty.
EXAMPLES
Input file
# this is a test file
[ # few variables
WITDH = 2;
LENGTH = 25 ;
]
this message is unchanged but all expresions are computed
length_div_2 = [LENGTH/2]
length_mul_2 = {LENGTH*2}
result = [max ('leng.*')]
Output file
# this is a test file
this message is unchanged but all expresions are computed
length_div_2 = 12.500
length_mul_2 = 50
result = 12.500
AUTHOR
Written by Franck Wajsburt.
SEE ALSO
Alliance .rds file uses exp to be generated.
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