redhat man page for number

Query: number

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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
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