convert-magnesium-unit - Convert a magnesium quantity from one unit to another
This document describes version 0.009 of convert-magnesium-unit (from Perl distribution App-MineralUtils), released on 2022-09-25.
convert-magnesium-unit [--format=name|--json] [--(no)naked-res] [--page-result[=program]|--view-result[=program]] -- [quantity] [to_unit]
See examples in the "EXAMPLES" section.
If target unit is not specified, will show all known conversions.
* marks required options.
*
Default value:
"1 mg"
Can also be specified as the 1st command-line argument.
Valid values:
["mg","mg-mg-elem","mg-mg-citrate","mg-mg-citrate-ah","mg-mg-citrate-ah-nowfoods","mg-mg-glycinate","mg-mg-bisglycinate","mg-mg-bisglycinate-nowfoods","mg-mg-ascorbate","mg-mg-pidolate","mg-mg-l-threonate","mg-mg-oxide","mg-mg-lactate-dihydrate","mg-mg-chloride-ah","mg-mg-chloride-hexahydrate"]
Can also be specified as the 2nd command-line argument.
Choose output format, e.g. json, text.
undef
Output can be displayed in multiple formats, and a suitable default format is chosen depending on the application and/or whether output destination is interactive terminal (i.e. whether output is piped). This option specifically chooses an output format.
Set output format to json.
When outputing as JSON, strip result envelope.
0
By default, when outputing as JSON, the full enveloped result is returned, e.g.:
[200,"OK",[1,2,3],{"func.extra"=>4}]
The reason is so you can get the status (1st element), status message (2nd element) as well as result metadata/extra result (4th element) instead of just the result (3rd element). However, sometimes you want just the result, e.g. when you want to pipe the result for more post-processing. In this case you can use --naked-res so you just get:
--naked-res
[1,2,3]
Filter output through a pager.
This option will pipe the output to a specified pager program. If pager program is not specified, a suitable default e.g. less is chosen.
less
View output using a viewer.
This option will first save the output to a temporary file, then open a viewer program to view the temporary file. If a viewer program is not chosen, a suitable default, e.g. the browser, is chosen.
Display help message and exit.
Display program's version and exit.
This script has shell tab completion capability with support for several shells.
To activate bash completion for this script, put:
complete -C convert-magnesium-unit convert-magnesium-unit
in your bash startup (e.g. ~/.bashrc). Your next shell session will then recognize tab completion for the command. Or, you can also directly execute the line above in your shell to activate immediately.
It is recommended, however, that you install modules using cpanm-shcompgen which can activate shell completion for scripts immediately.
To activate tcsh completion for this script, put:
complete convert-magnesium-unit 'p/*/`convert-magnesium-unit`/'
in your tcsh startup (e.g. ~/.tcshrc). Your next shell session will then recognize tab completion for the command. Or, you can also directly execute the line above in your shell to activate immediately.
It is also recommended to install shcompgen (see above).
For fish and zsh, install shcompgen as described above.
% convert-magnesium-unit +--------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | amount | unit | summary | +--------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1.000 | mg-mg-elem | Elemental magnesium, in milligrams | | 8.850 | mg-mg-citrate | Magnesium citrate (C6H6MgO7), in milligrams | | 6.289 | mg-mg-citrate-ah | Magnesium citrate anhydrous (C6H5Mg3O7), in milligrams | | 6.897 | mg-mg-citrate-ah-nowfoods | Magnesium citrate in NOW Foods supplement (anhydrous, C6H5Mg3O7, 90.9% pure, contains citric acid etc), in milligrams | | 7.092 | mg-mg-glycinate | Magnesium glycinate/bisglycinate (C4H8MgN2O4), in milligrams | | 7.092 | mg-mg-bisglycinate | Magnesium glycinate/bisglycinate (C4H8MgN2O4), in milligrams | | 10.000 | mg-mg-bisglycinate-nowfoods | Magnesium bisglycinate in NOW Foods supplement (C4H8MgN2O4, 70.5% pure, contains citric acid etc), in milligrams | | 15.385 | mg-mg-ascorbate | Magnesium ascorbate (C12H14MgO12), in milligrams | | 11.494 | mg-mg-pidolate | Magnesium pidolate (C10H12MgN2O6), in milligrams | | 12.048 | mg-mg-l-threonate | Magnesium L-threonate (C8H14MgO10), in milligrams | | 1.658 | mg-mg-oxide | Magnesium oxide (MgO), in milligrams | | 9.804 | mg-mg-lactate-dihydrate | Magnesium lactate dihydrate (C6H14MgO8), in milligrams | | 3.922 | mg-mg-chloride-ah | Magnesium Chloride (anhydrous, MgCl2), in milligrams | | 8.333 | mg-mg-chloride-hexahydrate | Magnesium Chloride (hexahydrate, H12Cl2MgO6), in milligrams | +--------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
% convert-magnesium-unit '1000 mg-mg-l-threonate' mg-mg-elem 83
% convert-magnesium-unit '3000 mg-mg-citrate-ah-nowfoods' mg-mg-elem 435
% convert-magnesium-unit '2500 mg-mg-bisglycinate-nowfoods' mg-mg-elem 250
% convert-magnesium-unit '350 mg-mg-elem' +----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | amount | unit | summary | +----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 350.000 | mg-mg-elem | Elemental magnesium, in milligrams | | 3097.345 | mg-mg-citrate | Magnesium citrate (C6H6MgO7), in milligrams | | 2201.258 | mg-mg-citrate-ah | Magnesium citrate anhydrous (C6H5Mg3O7), in milligrams | | 2413.793 | mg-mg-citrate-ah-nowfoods | Magnesium citrate in NOW Foods supplement (anhydrous, C6H5Mg3O7, 90.9% pure, contains citric acid etc), in milligrams | | 2482.270 | mg-mg-glycinate | Magnesium glycinate/bisglycinate (C4H8MgN2O4), in milligrams | | 2482.270 | mg-mg-bisglycinate | Magnesium glycinate/bisglycinate (C4H8MgN2O4), in milligrams | | 3500.000 | mg-mg-bisglycinate-nowfoods | Magnesium bisglycinate in NOW Foods supplement (C4H8MgN2O4, 70.5% pure, contains citric acid etc), in milligrams | | 5384.615 | mg-mg-ascorbate | Magnesium ascorbate (C12H14MgO12), in milligrams | | 4022.989 | mg-mg-pidolate | Magnesium pidolate (C10H12MgN2O6), in milligrams | | 4216.867 | mg-mg-l-threonate | Magnesium L-threonate (C8H14MgO10), in milligrams | | 580.431 | mg-mg-oxide | Magnesium oxide (MgO), in milligrams | | 3431.373 | mg-mg-lactate-dihydrate | Magnesium lactate dihydrate (C6H14MgO8), in milligrams | | 1372.549 | mg-mg-chloride-ah | Magnesium Chloride (anhydrous, MgCl2), in milligrams | | 2916.667 | mg-mg-chloride-hexahydrate | Magnesium Chloride (hexahydrate, H12Cl2MgO6), in milligrams | +----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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