NUMBER(6) BSD Games Manual NUMBER(6)
NAME
number -- convert Arabic numerals to English
SYNOPSIS
number [-l] [number ...]
DESCRIPTION
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
Although number understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.
BSD March 31, 1994 BSD
