Running Citrus

The command line version of Citrus is just a simple tool for converting a single number from one set of units to another. The program is named citrus and requires three arguments on the command line:

• A number. This is a magnitude measured in the starting units.

• The starting units. These are the units that match the number you have given. Citrus will convert from these units to other units.

• The result units. These are the units that you want the number converted to.

A typical use might be to convert 32.2 ft./s^2 into m/s^2. For this example, you would run Citrus like this:

     % citrus 32.2 "ft. / s^2" "m / s^2"