1UNITS(1)                    General Commands Manual                   UNITS(1)
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NAME

6       units - conversion program
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SYNOPSIS

9       units
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DESCRIPTION

12       Units converts quantities expressed in various standard scales to their
13       equivalents in other scales.  It works interactively in this fashion:
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15            You have: inch
16            You want: cm
17                 * 2.54000e+00
18                 / 3.93701e-01
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20       A quantity is  specified  as  a  multiplicative  combination  of  units
21       optionally  preceded  by a numeric multiplier.  Powers are indicated by
22       suffixed positive integers, division by the usual sign:
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24            You have: 15 pounds force/in2
25            You want: atm
26                 * 1.02069e+00
27                 / 9.79730e-01
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29       Units only does multiplicative scale  changes.   Thus  it  can  convert
30       Kelvin  to  Rankine,  but  not Centigrade to Fahrenheit.  Most familiar
31       units, abbreviations, and metric prefixes are recognized, together with
32       a  generous  leavening of exotica and a few constants of nature includ‐
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35            pi   ratio of circumference to diameter
36            c    speed of light
37            e    charge on an electron
38            g    acceleration of gravity
39            force     same as g
40            mole Avogadro's number
41            water     pressure head per unit height of water
42            au   astronomical unit
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44       `Pound' is a unit of mass.   Compound  names  are  run  together,  e.g.
45       `lightyear'.   British units that differ from their US counterparts are
46       prefixed  thus:  `brgallon'.   Currency  is   denoted   `belgiumfranc',
47       `britainpound', ...
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49       For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/share/misc/units'.
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FILES

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BUGS

55       Don't base your financial plans on the currency conversions.
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597th Edition                    October 22, 1996                       UNITS(1)
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