GNU Units

gnu-units

A unit conversion program and calculator

Runs as units, units_cur|macOS, Linux, Windows|www.gnu.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 8 fields

Convert one unit expression to another. Data files, locale, unit lists and interactive history options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui gnu-units

Convert unitsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

From*

string

To*

string

Significant digits

integer

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Convert

fromtodigits

Conversion factor only

fromtoterse

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

From

Unit expression to convert, for example 5 miles.
string · positional 0

Target unit. Leave empty to see the reduced form.
string · positional 1

Significant digits

integer

--digits-d

Exponential output

boolean

--exponential-e

One line

Print only the forward conversion.
boolean

--one-line-1

Terse

Print only a single conversion factor.
boolean

--terse-t

Strict

boolean

--strict-s

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

-d ndigits, --digits ndigits -e, --exponential -1, --one-line -t, --terse -q, --quiet, --silent -s, --strict -v, --verbose

manualbookworm

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed units against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.