[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du> |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:25:29 +0100 |
Eric Blake wrote:
> 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\
Go for it. Thanks to both of you.
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, (continued)
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, abdallah clark, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Voelker, Bernhard, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Paul Eggert, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Jim Meyering, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Ruediger Meier, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>,
Jim Meyering <=
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Ruediger Meier, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, RĂ¼diger Meier, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/16
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Paul Eggert, 2011/11/15
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls>, Alan Curry, 2011/11/09