1997-02-22 19:58:13 +00:00
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# $Id$
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1996-06-08 03:43:43 +00:00
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This is a program which I wrote as a clone of the UNIX 'units'
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command. I threw it together in a couple days, but it seems to work,
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with some restrictions. I have tested it under DOS with Borland C and
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Ultrix 4.2, and SunOS 4.1.
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This program differs from the unix units program in the following
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ways:
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it can gracefully handle exponents larger than 9 in output
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it uses 'e' to denote exponentiation in numbers
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prefixes are listed in the units file
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it tries both -s and -es plurals
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it allows use of * for multiply and ^ for exponentiation in the input
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the output format is somewhat different
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Adrian Mariano (adrian@cam.cornell.edu or mariano@geom.umn.edu)
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