1 # $FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/units/README,v 1.4 1999/08/28 01:07:09 peter Exp $
2 # $DragonFly: src/usr.bin/units/README,v 1.2 2003/06/17 04:29:33 dillon Exp $
4 This is a program which I wrote as a clone of the UNIX 'units'
5 command. I threw it together in a couple days, but it seems to work,
6 with some restrictions. I have tested it under DOS with Borland C and
7 Ultrix 4.2, and SunOS 4.1.
9 This program differs from the unix units program in the following
11 it can gracefully handle exponents larger than 9 in output
12 it uses 'e' to denote exponentiation in numbers
13 prefixes are listed in the units file
14 it tries both -s and -es plurals
15 it allows use of * for multiply and ^ for exponentiation in the input
16 the output format is somewhat different
18 Adrian Mariano (adrian@cam.cornell.edu or mariano@geom.umn.edu)