UNITS(C) UNIX System V
Name
units - converts units
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 is
shown by the usual sign:
You have: 15 lbs force/in2
You want: atm
* 1.020689e+00
/ 9.797299e-01
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, as well as the following:
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 US counterparts are prefixed with
``br''. For a complete list of units, enter:
cat /usr/lib/unittab
Files
/usr/lib/unittab
(printed 8/24/89) UNITS(C)