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.if n .ds / /
.if t .ds / \z/\h'\w'*'u'
.TH UNITS 1 
.SH NAME
units \- conversion program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B units
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Units
converts quantities expressed
in various standard scales to
their equivalents in other scales.
It works interactively in this fashion:
.PP
.I "	You have:"
inch
.br
.I "	You want:"
cm
.br
.I "		* 2.54000e+00
.br
.I "		\*/ 3.93701e\-01
.PP
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:
.PP
.I "	You have:"
15 pounds force/in2
.br
.I "	You want:"
atm
.br
.I "		* 1.02069e+00"
.br
.I "		\*/ 9.79730e\-01"
.PP
.I 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,
together with a generous leavening of exotica
and a few constants of nature including:
.PP
.nf
	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
.PP
.fi
`Pound' is a unit of
mass.
Compound names are run together, e.g. `lightyear'.
British units that differ from their US counterparts
are prefixed thus: `brgallon'.
Currency is denoted `belgiumfranc', `britainpound', ...
.PP
For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/lib/units'.
.SH FILES
/usr/lib/units
.SH BUGS
Don't base your
financial plans on the currency conversions.
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e6817382 BJ	1	.if n .ds / /
	2	.if t .ds / \z/\h'\w'*'u'
	3	.TH UNITS 1
	4	.SH NAME
	5	units \- conversion program
	6	.SH SYNOPSIS
	7	.B units
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Units
	10	converts quantities expressed
	11	in various standard scales to
	12	their equivalents in other scales.
	13	It works interactively in this fashion:
	14	.PP
	15	.I " You have:"
	16	inch
	17	.br
	18	.I " You want:"
	19	cm
	20	.br
	21	.I " * 2.54000e+00
	22	.br
	23	.I " \*/ 3.93701e\-01
	24	.PP
	25	A quantity is specified as a multiplicative combination of
	26	units optionally preceded by a numeric multiplier.
	27	Powers are indicated by suffixed positive integers,
	28	division by the usual sign:
	29	.PP
	30	.I " You have:"
	31	15 pounds force/in2
	32	.br
	33	.I " You want:"
	34	atm
	35	.br
	36	.I " * 1.02069e+00"
	37	.br
	38	.I " \*/ 9.79730e\-01"
	39	.PP
	40	.I Units
	41	only does multiplicative scale changes.
	42	Thus it can convert Kelvin to Rankine, but not Centigrade to
	43	Fahrenheit.
	44	Most familiar units,
	45	abbreviations, and metric prefixes are recognized,
	46	together with a generous leavening of exotica
	47	and a few constants of nature including:
	48	.PP
	49	.nf
	50	pi ratio of circumference to diameter
	51	c speed of light
	52	e charge on an electron
	53	g acceleration of gravity
	54	force same as g
	55	mole Avogadro's number
	56	water pressure head per unit height of water
	57	au astronomical unit
	58	.PP
	59	.fi
	60	`Pound' is a unit of
	61	mass.
	62	Compound names are run together, e.g. `lightyear'.
	63	British units that differ from their US counterparts
	64	are prefixed thus: `brgallon'.
65	Currency is denoted `belgiumfranc', `britainpound', ...
66	.PP
67	For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/lib/units'.
68	.SH FILES
69	/usr/lib/units
70	.SH BUGS
71	Don't base your
72	financial plans on the currency conversions.