Basics of numbat

Usage

Interactive mode

numbat

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Run a numbat program

numbat script.nbt

Evaluate a single calculation

numbat -e "40 + 2"

Commands

In the interactive mode there are several special commands available:

help, ?                # Show help
quit, exit             # Quit the program

clear                  # Clear the screen

list, ls               # List all functions, dimensions, variables and units
list <item>            # List all of an item (functions, dimensions, variables, units)

info <identifier>      # info about a spcific function, dimension, variable or unit

most used

list variables

Tab completion

You can use the Tab respectively Tab+Tab key to autocomplete commands and functions.

Config Path

The configuration file is located:

Platform	Path
Linux	$HOME/.config/numbat or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/numbat
macOS	$HOME/Library/Application Support/numbat
Windows	C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\numbat