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| 1.\" $FreeBSD$ 2.Dd July 14, 1993 3.Dt UNITS 1 4.Os 5.Sh NAME 6.Nm units 7.Nd conversion program 8.Sh SYNOPSIS --- 81 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 90.Pp 91The conversion information is read from a units data file. 92The default 93file includes definitions for most familiar units, abbreviations and 94metric prefixes. 95Some constants of nature included are: 96.Pp 97.Bl -column -offset indent -compact "mercury" | 1.\" $FreeBSD$ 2.Dd July 14, 1993 3.Dt UNITS 1 4.Os 5.Sh NAME 6.Nm units 7.Nd conversion program 8.Sh SYNOPSIS --- 81 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 90.Pp 91The conversion information is read from a units data file. 92The default 93file includes definitions for most familiar units, abbreviations and 94metric prefixes. 95Some constants of nature included are: 96.Pp 97.Bl -column -offset indent -compact "mercury" |
| 98.It "pi ratio of circumference to diameter 99.It "c speed of light 100.It "e charge on an electron 101.It "g acceleration of gravity 102.It "force same as g 103.It "mole Avogadro's number 104.It "water pressure per unit height of water 105.It "mercury pressure per unit height of mercury 106.It "au astronomical unit | 98.It "pi ratio of circumference to diameter" 99.It "c speed of light" 100.It "e charge on an electron" 101.It "g acceleration of gravity" 102.It "force same as g" 103.It "mole Avogadro's number" 104.It "water pressure per unit height of water" 105.It "mercury pressure per unit height of mercury" 106.It "au astronomical unit" |
| 107.El 108.Pp 109The unit 'pound' is a unit of mass. 110Compound names are run together 111so 'pound force' is a unit of force. 112The unit 'ounce' is also a unit 113of mass. 114The fluid ounce is 'floz'. --- 28 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 143against the list of prefixes. 144Prefixes will be removed until a legal 145base unit is identified. 146.Pp 147Here is an example of a short units file that defines some basic 148units. 149.Pp 150.Bl -column -offset indent -compact "minute" | 107.El 108.Pp 109The unit 'pound' is a unit of mass. 110Compound names are run together 111so 'pound force' is a unit of force. 112The unit 'ounce' is also a unit 113of mass. 114The fluid ounce is 'floz'. --- 28 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 143against the list of prefixes. 144Prefixes will be removed until a legal 145base unit is identified. 146.Pp 147Here is an example of a short units file that defines some basic 148units. 149.Pp 150.Bl -column -offset indent -compact "minute" |
| 151.It "m !a! 152.It "sec !b! 153.It "micro- 1e-6 154.It "minute 60 sec 155.It "hour 60 min 156.It "inch 0.0254 m 157.It "ft 12 inches 158.It "mile 5280 ft | 151.It "m !a!" 152.It "sec !b!" 153.It "micro- 1e-6" 154.It "minute 60 sec" 155.It "hour 60 min" 156.It "inch 0.0254 m" 157.It "ft 12 inches" 158.It "mile 5280 ft" |
| 159.El 160.Sh FILES 161.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/units.lib -compact 162.It Pa /usr/share/misc/units.lib 163the standard units library 164.El 165.Sh AUTHORS 166.An Adrian Mariano Aq adrian@cam.cornell.edu --- 17 unchanged lines hidden --- | 159.El 160.Sh FILES 161.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/units.lib -compact 162.It Pa /usr/share/misc/units.lib 163the standard units library 164.El 165.Sh AUTHORS 166.An Adrian Mariano Aq adrian@cam.cornell.edu --- 17 unchanged lines hidden --- |