NAME

       number — convert Arabic numerals to English

SYNOPSIS

       number [-l] [number ...]

DESCRIPTION

       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.

BUGS

       Although number understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.

Debian                                           March 31, 1994                                        NUMBER(6)