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number – convert Arabic numerals to English

SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION BUGS

number [-l] [amp;# ...]

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.

Although number understand fractions, it does not understand exponents.