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.\" @(#)number.6 8.2 (Berkeley) 3/31/94
.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 31, 1994
.Dt NUMBER 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm number
.Nd convert Arabic numerals to English
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl l
.Op Ar \&# ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
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,
.Nm
reads lines from the standard input.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl l
Display the number on a single line.
.El
.Sh BUGS
Although
.Nm
understand fractions, it does not understand exponents.