units(C) 19 June 1992 units(C) Name units - convert units Syntax units Description The units command 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 option- ally 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 follow- ing: 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, (for example, lightyear). British units that differ from their US counterparts are prefixed with ``br''. For a complete list of units, enter: cat /usr/lib/unittab File /usr/lib/unittab