units(1)                       DG/UX 5.4R3.00                       units(1)


NAME
       units - conversion program

SYNOPSIS
       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

FILES
       /usr/lib/unittab

SEE ALSO
       bc(1), dc(1), expr(1).







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