Why does the "dc" command exit(1) when using q(uit)?

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                              $ echo "$?"
    0
    $ echo 'q' | dc || echo "$?"
    1

Why is using q to quit dc considered an error?

(The test was run on Ubuntu 20.4.)

                        

Asked by Ray Butterworth (466 rep)

Jan 27, 2023, 12:14 AM
Last activity: Jan 30, 2023, 12:49 PM

Why does the "dc" command exit(1) when using q(uit)?

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