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The units command has been part of Unix since the 1970s. GNU Units is a clone with many improvements and has been around since the 1980s.

You kids gotta learn your damn history!



In my defense, I've been using Unix since the early '90s (was taught Scheme and C on a DEC ULTRIX, and then got my hands on a Turbo NeXTstation). This is a rare gap in my knowledge. ;-)


I forgive you.




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