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-rw-r--r--usr.bin/units/units.18
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/units/units.1 b/usr.bin/units/units.1
index 96b84d6efa30..505552a7b00b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/units/units.1
+++ b/usr.bin/units/units.1
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ their equivalents in other scales.
The
.Nm
program can only
-handle multiplicative scale changes.
-It cannot convert Celsius
-to Fahrenheit, for example.
+handle multiplicative or affine scale changes.
It works interactively by prompting
the user for input:
.Bd -literal
@@ -60,6 +58,10 @@ the user for input:
You want: cm
* 1.27
/ 0.78740157
+
+ You have: 85 degF
+ You want: degC
+ 29.444444
.Ed
.Pp
Powers of units can be specified using the '^' character as shown in