Calc command line Calc has the following command line: calc [-h] [-m mode] [-p] [-q] [-u] [calc_command ...] -h Print a help message. This option implies -q. This is equivalent to the calc command help help. The help facility is disabled unless the mode is 5 or 7. See -m. -m mode This flag sets the permission mode of calc. It controls the ability for calc to open files and execute programs. Mode may be a number from 0 to 7. The mode value is interpreted in a way similar to that of the chmod(1) octal mode: 0 do not open any file, do not execute progs 1 do not open any file 2 do not open files for reading, do not execute progs 3 do not open files for reading 4 do not open files for writing, do not execute progs 5 do not open files for writing 6 do not execute any program 7 allow everything (default mode) If one wished to run calc from a privledged user, one might want to use -m 0 in an effort to make calc more secure. Mode bits for reading and writing apply only on an open. Files already open are not effected. Thus if one wanted to use the -m 0 in an effort to make calc more secure, but still wanted to read and write a specific file, one might want to do: calc -m 0 3