Re: kilo is k and not K

[Philip Rowlands]

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Francky Leyn wrote:

> when you do ls -l -h one sometimes encounters files which have kilo 
> size. ls -l -h then uses "K" to display this. This is wrong and 
> unallowable. It must be "k". You don't have a choice: it is 
> standarised by the SI system as "k". See for example 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI . Standards have to be respected 
> regardless of personal preferences.

If you prefer SI-formatted output, the --si option is probably the 
right choice, and does what you request.


Cheers,
Phil