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NAME

number - convert Arabic numerals to English

SYNOPSIS

[-l ] [number ... ]

DESCRIPTION

The 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, reads lines from the standard input.

The options are as follows:

-l

Display the number on a single line.

BUGS

Although understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.