tldr/pages/common/units.md

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units

Provide the conversion between two units of measure. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/units/.

  • Run in interactive mode:

units

  • List all units containing a specific string in interactive mode:

search {{string}}

  • Show the conversion between two simple units:

units {{quarts}} {{tablespoons}}

  • Convert between units with quantities:

units "{{15 pounds}}" {{kilograms}}

  • Show the conversion between two compound units:

units "{{meters / second}}" "{{inches / hour}}"

  • Show the conversion between units with different dimensions:

units "{{acres}}" "{{ft^2}}"

  • Show the conversion of byte multipliers:

units "{{15 megabytes}}" {{bytes}}