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8.Dd
9.Dt NUMBER 6
10.Os
11.Sh NAME
12number \- convert Arabic numerals to English
13.Sh SYNOPSIS
14.Nm number
15.Op Fl l
16.Op Ar \&# ...
17.Sh DESCRIPTION
18The
19.Nm number
20utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard
21output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line.
22If no argument is specified,
23.Nm number
24reads lines from the standard input.
25.Pp
26The options are as follows:
27.Bl -tag -width Ds
28.It Fl l
29Display the number on a single line.
30.El
31.Sh BUGS
32Although
33.Nm number
34understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.
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