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| 32 | .\" @(#)number.6 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/31/94 |
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| 35 | .Dd March 31, 1994 |
| 36 | .Dt NUMBER 6 |
| 37 | .Os |
| 38 | .Sh NAME |
| 39 | .Nm number |
| 40 | .Nd convert Arabic numerals to English |
| 41 | .Sh SYNOPSIS |
| 42 | .Nm |
| 43 | .Op Fl l |
| 44 | .Op Ar \&# ... |
| 45 | .Sh DESCRIPTION |
| 46 | The |
| 47 | .Nm |
| 48 | utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard |
| 49 | output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line. |
| 50 | If no argument is specified, |
| 51 | .Nm |
| 52 | reads lines from the standard input. |
| 53 | .Pp |
| 54 | The options are as follows: |
| 55 | .Bl -tag -width Ds |
| 56 | .It Fl l |
| 57 | Display the number on a single line. |
| 58 | .El |
| 59 | .Sh BUGS |
| 60 | Although |
| 61 | .Nm |
| 62 | understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents. |