NUMBER(6) | Games Manual | NUMBER(6)

# NAME

number — convert Arabic numerals to English

# SYNOPSIS

number | [-l] [number ...]

# DESCRIPTION

The number utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line. If no argument is specified, number reads lines from the standard input.

The options are as follows:

-l
  Display the number on a single line.

# BUGS

Although number understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.

March 31, 1994 | NetBSD 7.0