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31.Dd March 31, 1994
32.Dt NUMBER 6
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm number
36.Nd convert Arabic numerals to English
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Nm
39.Op Fl l
40.Op Ar \&# ...
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard
45output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line.
46If no argument is specified,
47.Nm
48reads lines from the standard input.
49.Pp
50The options are as follows:
51.Bl -tag -width Ds
52.It Fl l
53Display the number on a single line.
54.El
55.Sh BUGS
56Although
57.Nm
58understand fractions, it does not understand exponents.
59