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Convert satoshi to BTC.

$ bx satoshi-to-btc --help

Usage: bx satoshi-to-btc [-h] [--config VALUE] [SATOSHI]                 

Info: Convert satoshi to BTC.                                            

Options (named):

-c [--config]        The path to the configuration settings file.        
-h [--help]          Get a description and instructions for this command.

Arguments (positional):

SATOSHI              The whole number of satoshi to convert. If not      
                     specified the value is read from STDIN.

Example 1

$ bx satoshi-to-btc 42

0.00000042

Example 2

maximum coinage

$ bx satoshi-to-btc 2099999997690000

20999999.9769

Example 3

maximum representable in bx (64 bit unsigned integer)

$ bx satoshi-to-btc 18446744073709551615

184467440737.09551615

Example 4

piped commands, round trip

$ bx satoshi-to-btc 18446744073709551615 | bx btc-to-satoshi

184467440737.09551615
18446744073709551615