units Command Examples

Convert 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}}