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bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <
From: |
Voelker, Bernhard |
Subject: |
bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du> |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:45:53 +0100 |
Eric Blake wrote:
> SIZE is an integer with an optional suffix (example: 10MB). Suffixes are:
> KB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
I didn't jump in the discussion yet, but personally also find the
multiplication confusing. I know, there's already been a patch, but
what about the following?
Bye,
Berny
>From d8819575ede3c4803787030869edaf865bd40711 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernhard Voelker <address@hidden>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:42:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] * src/system.h (emit_size_note): Reword for clarity again
---
src/system.h | 2 +-
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index 1cbde92..afb1a40 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ emit_size_note (void)
{
fputs (_("\n\
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\
+KB (1000), K (1024), MB (1000KB), M (1024K), and so on for G, T, P, E, Z, Y.\n\
"), stdout);
}
--
1.7.3.4
- 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>, Jim Meyering, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Bob Proulx, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, abdallah clark, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Paul Eggert, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Eric Blake, 2011/11/10
- bug#9939: Problems with the SIZE description in man pages for <ls> and <du>, Paul Eggert, 2011/11/12
- 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 <=
- 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, 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>, 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