---
name: "number"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "bsdgames"
version: "2.17-35"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/number"
---

# number(6)

convert Arabic numerals to English

## NAME

**number** – convert Arabic numerals to English

## SYNOPSIS

**number** \[**-l**\] \[*number* *...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **number** 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, **number** reads lines from the standard input.

The options are as follows:

- **-l**

  Display the number on a single line.

## BUGS

Although **number** understand fractions, it doesn't understand exponents.