# Num: number utilities for mathematics
Num is a command line tool for mathematics and statistics data processing.
Num can calculate sum, median, quartiles, standard deviation, and much more.
Num can sort, map, filter, round, and use various input/output formats.
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Example:
$ num sum median variance stddev data.txt
10 2.5 1.66667 1.29099
Install:
sudo curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/numcommand/num/master/implementations/num-awk/num -o /usr/local/bin/num && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/num
To install on Mac OS X also run `brew install gawk`.
To install on other systems please see the [Install page](doc/install.md).
To troubleshoot please see the [Troubleshooting page](doc/troubleshooting.md).
Start using Num:
* Tutorial: quick start, input, output, variables, options, …
* Functions: sum, min, max, var, iqr, sort, round, normalize, …
* Helpers: awk, cut, sed, seq, wc, head, tail, parallel, …
* Articles & Blogs: Unix, EDA, Datamash, qstats, MOOCs, …
* FAQ: how to help, feature roadmap, …
Project pages:
* [Thanks: our coders, advisors, sponsors, donors, and helpers](doc/thanks.md)
* [Comparisons: when to use Num vs. other tools, such as C, R, Python, etc.](doc/comparisons.md)
* [Benchmarks](doc/benchmarks.md)
* [To do](doc/todo.md)
* [Known issues](doc/known-issues.md)
* [Programmer guide](doc/programmer-guide.md)
* [Programmer library of awk functions](doc/programmer-library-of-awk-functions.md)