UNITS(1) UNITS(1)
NAME
units - convert among units
SYNOPSIS
units
DESCRIPTION
The units program prints conversion factors between two
sets of units. It reads two input lines and then prints
the result:
You have: yard
You want: meter
* 9.144000e-01
/ 1.093613e+00
The first output line displays the constant to multiply
the `have' quantity by to obtain the `want quantity; the
second shows the constant by which to divide.
The units program knows about a number of units, including
compound units:
you have: 3600 rpm
you want: radian/sec
* 3.769911e+02
/ 2.652582e-03
you have: 65 mph
you want: furlongs/fortnight
* 1.747200e+05
/ 5.723443e-06
It also understands currency conversions, though they are
only updated occasionally. Currencies are specified by
the name of the country followed by an underscore followed
by the name of the currency:
you have: 100 dollars
you want: zairezaire
* 2.652000e+08
/ 3.770739e-09
See a complete list of all units and conversions by read-
ing the program itself, which is a perl script.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1993 BSDI
All rights reserved.
BUGS
The program's conversion data has not been thoroughly
tested.
While some conversion factors are relatively constant
(e.g., the speed of light), the currency conversion fac-
tors change on a daily basis.
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