units(1)
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units Command
conversion program
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SYNTAX
units
DESCRIPTION
Units converts quantities expressed in various standard scales to
their equivalents in other scales. It works interactively in
this fashion:
You have: inch
You want: cm
* 2.540000e+00
/ 3.937008e-01
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:
You have: 15 lbs force/in2
You want: atm
* 1.020689e+00
/ 9.797299e-01
Units makes only multiplicative scale changes; thus, it can
convert Kelvin to Rankine, but not Celsius to Fahrenheit. Most
familiar units, abbreviations, and metric prefixes are
recognized. So are a few constants of nature, including:
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
Pound is not recognized as a unit of mass; lb is. Compound names
are run together, (e.g., lightyear). British units that differ
from their U.S. counterparts are prefixed thus: brgallon. For a
complete list of units, type:
cat /usr/lib/unittab
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