pi

computes and displays decimal digits of Archimedes' constant Pi

TLDR

Display 100 digits of Pi

$ pi

Display specific number of digits

$ pi [1000]

Display bibliography

$ pi --bibliography

Display help

$ pi --help

SYNOPSIS

pi [digits] [--bibliography] [--help] [--version]

pi computes and displays decimal digits of Archimedes' constant Pi (π). It uses efficient algorithms to calculate Pi to arbitrary precision, limited only by available memory and time.The tool is useful for testing system performance, generating Pi digits for verification purposes, or educational exploration of the mathematical constant.

PARAMETERS

digits

Number of decimal digits to compute (default: 100)

--bibliography

Display recommended readings about Pi computation

--help

Display help information

--version

Display version information

INSTALL

sudo apt install pi

sudo dnf install cln

sudo pacman -S cln

sudo apk add cln

sudo zypper install cln

brew install cln

nix profile install nixpkgs#cln

CAVEATS

Very large digit counts require significant computation time and memory. Results are computed fresh each run (not cached). Part of the GNU coreutils on some systems.

HISTORY

pi implementations have existed in various forms across Unix systems. The constant Pi has been computed to trillions of digits using specialized algorithms like the Chudnovsky algorithm, though command-line tools typically compute fewer digits for practical use.

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