NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     number - convert Arabic numerals to English

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     number [-l] [number ...]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The number 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, number reads lines from the standard input.

     The options are as follows:

     -l      Display the number on a single line.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Although number understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.

BSD                             March 31, 1994                             BSD