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
* 2.54000e+00
/ 3.93701e-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 pounds force/in2
You want: atm
* 1.02069e+00
/ 9.79730e-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, together with a generous leavening of exotica and 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

`lb' is a unit of mass, `pound' is a synonym for the Brisith currency unit. 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', ...

For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/lib/units'.

FILES
/usr/lib/units

BUGS
Don't base your financial plans on the currency conversions.