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   32: .Dd March 31, 1994
   33: .Dt NUMBER 6
   34: .Os
   35: .Sh NAME
   36: .Nm number
   37: .Nd convert Arabic numerals to English
   38: .Sh SYNOPSIS
   39: .Nm
   40: .Op Fl l
   41: .Op Ar number ...
   42: .Sh DESCRIPTION
   43: The
   44: .Nm
   45: utility prints the English equivalent of the number to the standard
   46: output, with each 10^3 magnitude displayed on a separate line.
   47: If no argument is specified,
   48: .Nm
   49: reads lines from the standard input.
   50: .Pp
   51: The options are as follows:
   52: .Bl -tag -width Ds
   53: .It Fl l
   54: Display the number on a single line.
   55: .El
   56: .Sh BUGS
   57: Although
   58: .Nm
   59: understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.