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bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <
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Eric Blake |
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bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du> |
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Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:20:50 -0700 |
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On 11/15/2011 11:12 AM, Ruediger Meier wrote:
> I also think the multiplier version is a bit easier to read.
> My preferred one would be something like this:
>
> -SIZE is an integer with an optional suffix (example: 10MB). Suffixes are:\n\
> -KB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, and so on for G, T, P, E, Z,
> Y.\n\
> +SIZE is an integer with an optional unit, e.g. 10M (1024*1024). Valid
> units\n\
> +are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024) or KB, MB, ... (powers of
> 1000).\n\
Not quite accurate on 10M. But I think it does read a bit better. How
about this tweak to fix the example, while still fitting in the line
limitations:
+SIZE is an integer and optional unit (example: 10M is 10*1024*1024).
Units\n\
+are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024) or KB, MB, ... (powers of
1000).\n\
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-919-301-3266
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- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/15
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