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Names: »units.1«
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.ig @(#)units.1 2.1 7/1/84 @(#)Copyright (C) 1983 by National Semiconductor Corp. .. .if n .ds / / .if t .ds / \z/\h'\w'*'u' .TH UNITS 1 .SH NAME units \- conversion program .SH SYNOPSIS .B units .SH DESCRIPTION .I Units converts quantities expressed in various standard scales to their equivalents in other scales. It works interactively in this fashion: .PP .I " You have:" inch .br .I " You want:" cm .br .I " * 2.54000e+00 .br .I " \*/ 3.93701e\-01 .PP A quantity is specified as a multiplicative combination of units optionally preceded by a numeric multiplier. Powers are indicated by suffixed positive integers, division by the usual sign: .PP .I " You have:" 15 pounds force/in2 .br .I " You want:" atm .br .I " * 1.02069e+00" .br .I " \*/ 9.79730e\-01" .PP .I Units only does multiplicative scale changes. Thus it can convert Kelvin to Rankine, but not Centigrade to Fahrenheit. Most familiar units, abbreviations, and metric prefixes are recognized, together with a generous leavening of exotica and a few constants of nature including: .PP .nf pi ratio of circumference to diameter c speed of light e charge on an electron g acceleration of gravity force same as g mole Avogadro's number water pressure head per unit height of water au astronomical unit .PP .fi `Pound' is a unit of mass. Compound names are run together, e.g. `lightyear'. British units that differ from their US counterparts are prefixed thus: `brgallon'. Currency is denoted `belgiumfranc', `britainpound', ... .PP For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/lib/units'. .SH FILES /usr/lib/units .SH BUGS Don't base your financial plans on the currency conversions.