README
1# $FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/units/README,v 1.4.56.1.2.1 2009/10/25 01:10:29 kensmith Exp $
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3This is a program which I wrote as a clone of the UNIX 'units'
4command. I threw it together in a couple days, but it seems to work,
5with some restrictions. I have tested it under DOS with Borland C and
6Ultrix 4.2, and SunOS 4.1.
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8This program differs from the unix units program in the following
9ways:
10 it can gracefully handle exponents larger than 9 in output
11 it uses 'e' to denote exponentiation in numbers
12 prefixes are listed in the units file
13 it tries both -s and -es plurals
14 it allows use of * for multiply and ^ for exponentiation in the input
15 the output format is somewhat different
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17Adrian Mariano (adrian@cam.cornell.edu or mariano@geom.umn.edu)
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