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units

Perform unit conversions and calculations using GNU Units.

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GNU Units Skill

Use GNU units to perform unit conversions and calculations via the command line. Can be installed using brew and apt under "units".

Usage

Use the bash tool to run the units command. Use the -t (terse) flag to get just the numeric result.

bash
units -t 'from-unit' 'to-unit'

Examples

Basic Conversion:

bash
units -t '10 kg' 'lbs'
# Output: 22.046226

Compound Units:

bash
units -t '60 miles/hour' 'm/s'
# Output: 26.8224

Temperature (Non-linear): Temperature requires specific syntax: tempF(x), tempC(x), tempK(x).

bash
units -t 'tempF(98.6)' 'tempC'
# Output: 37

Time:

bash
units -t '2 weeks' 'seconds'

Rounding Output: To round to specific decimal places (e.g. 3 places), use -o "%.3f":

bash
units -t -o "%.3f" '10 kg' 'lbs'
# Output: 22.046

Definition Lookup: To see what a unit definition is (without converting), omit the second argument (without -t is more verbose/useful for definitions):

bash
units '1 acre'

Notes

  • Currency: units supports currency (USD, EUR, etc.), but exchange rates may be out of date as they are static in the definitions file.
  • Safety: Always quote your units to prevent shell expansion issues (e.g. units -t '1/2 inch' 'mm').

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