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-.\" from: @(#)number.6 6.4 (Berkeley) 6/23/90
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-.Dd June 23, 1990
+.Dd March 31, 1994
.Dt NUMBER 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm number
.Nd convert Arabic numerals to English
.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm number
+.Nm
.Op #
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
-.Nm number
-utility
-prints the English equivalent of the specified number to the
-standard output.
+.Nm
+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,
-.Nm number
-reads a number from the standard input.
+.Nm
+reads lines from the standard input.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl l
+Display the number on a single line.
+.El
.Sh BUGS
-.Nm Number
-doesn't understand exponents.
+Although
+.Nm
+understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.