---
name: "numaverage"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "num-utils"
version: "0.5-15"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/numaverage"
---

# numaverage(1)

Find the average of a set of numbers.

## NAME

numaverage - Find the average of a set of numbers.

## SYNOPSIS

**numaverage** \[-dhiIlmMV\] \<FILE\>

\| **numaverage** \[-dhiIlmMV\]    (Input on STDIN from pipeline.)

**numaverage** \[-dhiIlmMV\]      (Input on STDIN.  Use Ctrl-D to stop.)

## DESCRIPTION

By default  **numaverage** will determine the average from all numbers on input.  Other options allow you to find the mode and median.

## OPTIONS

```
    -i  Only return the integer portion of the final sum.
    -I  Only return the decimal portion of the final sum
    -m  Find the mode (most occurring) of the list of numbers,
        or when there's more than one mode, the first completed mode.
    -M  Find the median (middle number) of the list of numbers.
    -l  When finding the median and the count of numbers in the set is even,
        use the lower middle number instead of the upper middle number.
    -h  Help: You're looking at it.
    -V  Increase verbosity.
    -d  Debug mode.  For developers
```

## SEE ALSO

[**numbound**(1)](/numbound/1.md), [**numinterval**(1)](/numinterval/1.md), [**numnormalize**(1)](/numnormalize/1.md), [**numgrep**(1)](/numgrep/1.md), [**numprocess**(1)](/numprocess/1.md), [**numsum**(1)](/numsum/1.md), [**numrandom**(1)](/numrandom/1.md), [**numrange**(1)](/numrange/1.md), [**numround**(1)](/numround/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

numaverage is part of the num-utils package, which is copyrighted by Suso Banderas and released under the GPL license.  Please read the COPYING and LICENSE files that came with the num-utils package

```
  Developers can read the GOALS file and contact me about providing
submitions or help for the project.
```

## MORE INFO

More info on numaverage can be found at:

- **http://suso.suso.org/xulu/Num-utils**