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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1990 Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"     @(#)units.1    6.2 (Berkeley) 6/24/90
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH UNITS 1 "%Q"
        !             8: .AT 3
        !             9: .if n .ds / /
        !            10: .if t .ds / \z/\h'\w'*'u'
        !            11: .SH NAME
        !            12: units \- conversion program
        !            13: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            14: .B units
        !            15: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            16: .I Units
        !            17: converts quantities expressed
        !            18: in various standard scales to
        !            19: their equivalents in other scales.
        !            20: It works interactively in this fashion:
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: .I "   You have:"
        !            23: inch
        !            24: .br
        !            25: .I "   You want:"
        !            26: cm
        !            27: .br
        !            28: .I "           * 2.54000e+00
        !            29: .br
        !            30: .I "           \*/ 3.93701e\-01
        !            31: .PP
        !            32: A quantity is specified as a multiplicative combination of
        !            33: units optionally preceded by a numeric multiplier.
        !            34: Powers are indicated by suffixed positive integers,
        !            35: division by the usual sign:
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: .I "   You have:"
        !            38: 15 pounds force/in2
        !            39: .br
        !            40: .I "   You want:"
        !            41: atm
        !            42: .br
        !            43: .I "           * 1.02069e+00"
        !            44: .br
        !            45: .I "           \*/ 9.79730e\-01"
        !            46: .PP
        !            47: .I Units 
        !            48: only does multiplicative scale changes.
        !            49: Thus it can convert Kelvin to Rankine, but not Centigrade to
        !            50: Fahrenheit.
        !            51: Most familiar units,
        !            52: abbreviations, and metric prefixes are recognized,
        !            53: together with a generous leavening of exotica
        !            54: and a few constants of nature including:
        !            55: .PP
        !            56: .nf
        !            57:        pi      ratio of circumference to diameter
        !            58:        c       speed of light
        !            59:        e       charge on an electron
        !            60:        g       acceleration of gravity 
        !            61:        force   same as g
        !            62:        mole    Avogadro's number
        !            63:        water   pressure head per unit height of water
        !            64:        au      astronomical unit
        !            65: .PP
        !            66: .fi
        !            67: `Pound' is a unit of
        !            68: mass.
        !            69: Compound names are run together, e.g. `lightyear'.
        !            70: British units that differ from their US counterparts
        !            71: are prefixed thus: `brgallon'.
        !            72: Currency is denoted `belgiumfranc', `britainpound', ...
        !            73: .PP
        !            74: For a complete list of units, `cat /usr/share/misc/units'.
        !            75: .SH FILES
        !            76: /usr/lib/units
        !            77: .SH BUGS
        !            78: Don't base your
        !            79: financial plans on the currency conversions.

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