(m4.info)Arithmetic

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12 Macros for doing arithmetic
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Integer arithmetic is included in 'm4', with a C-like syntax.  As
convenient shorthands, there are builtins for simple increment and
decrement operations.

Incr

Decrement and increment operators

Eval

Evaluating integer expressions