The abbreviation is ft. Abbreviation for Lineal Feet: Lft
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The abbreviation for linear meter is m.
An inch and a linear inch are the same measurement. A linear inch is merely used to remove confusion between a linear inch, a square inch, and a cubic inch.
To convert linear feet to square feet, you need to know the width of the area. If the width is, for example, 2 feet, then 6 linear feet would be 12 square feet (6 linear feet multiplied by 2 feet).
Lanier made a foot pedal for PCs. They made several models. They no longer seem to make these products, or at least their web site doesn't mention them. I can't find any reference to their size.
A 15 by 16 foot rug would have perimeter of (15+15+16+16) = 62 feet. To convert to linear feet, you would double the perimeter (that is, consider both sides of the rug) so a 15 by 16 foot rug is equivalent to 124 linear feet.