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units - converts quantities expressed in standard scales to other scales
units
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 only does multiplicative scale changes; thus it can convert Kelvin to Rankine, but not Celsius 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:
pi
c
e
g
force
mole
water
au
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 U.S. counterparts are prefixed thus: brgallon. For a complete list of units, type:
cat /usr/share/lib/unittab
/usr/share/lib/unittab
September 14, 1992 | OmniOS |