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.\" @(#)number.6 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/31/94
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 31, 1994
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.Dt NUMBER 6
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm number
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.Nd convert Arabic numerals to English
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Op Fl l
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard
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output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line.
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If no argument is specified,
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.Nm
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reads lines from the standard input.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl l
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Display the number on a single line.
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.El
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.Sh BUGS
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Although
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.Nm
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understand fractions, it does not understand exponents.
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