Karel Zak wrote: > > From: Bernhard Voelker <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:53:06 +0100 > > Subject: [PATCH] hexdump: adjust -s and -n option in the man page > > Good point, I have copied the text we already have in the losetup man > page. > > +The \fIlength\fR and \fIoffset\fR arguments may be followed by binary (2^N) > +suffixes KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB and EiB (the "iB" is optional, e.g. "K" has the > +same meaning as "KiB") or decimal (10^N) suffixes KB, MB, GB, PB and EB. Thanks. I have derived my patch proposal from the info pages of coreutils, as there has recently been a discussion about the clearest wording. I don't think all users are aware what's the difference between "binary (2^N) suffixes KiB" and "decimal (10^N) suffixes KB". BTW: why omitting the Z and the Y suffix in the man page? Have a nice day, Berny -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
