unicon

Introduction
Features
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Usage
Options
Examples

Introduction

unicon is a command-line unit conversion tool that allows you to easily convert values between various units such as temperature, length, time, mass, and digital storage. This tool is designed to be user-friendly and flexible, allowing you to convert units with precision.

Features

Convert between a wide range of unit types including temperature, length, time, mass, and digital storage.
Easily specify the number of decimal places for rounding the result.

Building

This tool is provided as source code and can be built using make. By just typing make in the terminal within the code's directory:

make

You should now have an executable named unicon. You can copy it to a location in your PATH for easy access.

Usage

The general usage format for the unicon tool is as follows:

unicon [OPTIONS] VALUE from <UNIT> to <UNIT>

OPTIONS: Optional command-line options (see Options).
VALUE: The numeric value you want to convert.
from: Keyword to specify the source unit.
<UNIT>: The source unit you want to convert from.
to: Keyword to specify the target unit.
<UNIT>: The target unit you want to convert to.

Options

-r, --round=PLACES: Round the result to the specified number of decimal places.
-h, --help: Display the help message and exit.
-v, --version: Display version information and exit.

Examples

Convert 100 degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit, rounding to 2 decimal places:
```
unicon -r 2 100 from celsius to fahrenheit
```
Convert 5 kilometers to miles, rounding to 3 decimal places:
```
unicon -r 3 5 from kilometers to miles
```
Display the help message:
```
unicon -h
```
Display version:
```
unicon -v
```

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