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otter-calc evaluates math expressions from the command line. Type an expression, get the result. Pass --copy to put it on the clipboard.

Usage

Pass your expression as a single argument or as multiple arguments. otter-calc joins them before evaluating.
otter-calc '2 + 3 * 4'          # evaluates to 14
otter-calc 2 + 3 '* 4'          # arguments are joined
otter-calc --copy '(2 + 3) * 4' # evaluate and copy result

Configuration

otter-calc reads ~/.config/otter-shell/otter-calc.conf.
copy_result = false
  • copy_result: true always copies the result without passing --copy
--copy uses the shared Otter clipboard helper (otter-copy). In packaged installs, wl-copy is shadowed to otter-copy so clipboard integration works transparently.