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author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-07-15 20:53:36 +0000 |
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committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-07-15 20:53:36 +0000 |
commit | 5d17f2bbe1d2fb028334b952f3baa71f9be5d9bc (patch) | |
tree | 6b42364572dd7c6f22efb358224693e3d4fbeebc /lib | |
parent | a2b2987edd4d5e36b0cff9d02a63527e38bb4e82 (diff) | |
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Note the convention that humanize_number follows.
Add 'engineering' numbers to table.
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/libutil/humanize_number.3 | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libutil/humanize_number.3 b/lib/libutil/humanize_number.3 index 650c936..d5b4e28 100644 --- a/lib/libutil/humanize_number.3 +++ b/lib/libutil/humanize_number.3 @@ -76,16 +76,19 @@ by 1024 until it will. In this case, prefix .Fa suffix with the appropriate SI designator. +.Nm +follows the traditional computer science conventions rather than the proposed +SI power of two convention. .Pp The prefixes are: -.Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "Multiplier" -offset indent -.It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier" -.It Li k Ta No kilo Ta 1024 -.It Li M Ta No mega Ta 1048576 -.It Li G Ta No giga Ta 1073741824 -.It Li T Ta No tera Ta 1099511627776 -.It Li P Ta No peta Ta 1125899906842624 -.It Li E Ta No exa Ta 1152921504606846976 +.Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "1000000000000000000" -offset indent +.It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier" Ta Sy "Multiplier 1000x" +.It Li k Ta No kilo Ta 1024 Ta 1000 +.It Li M Ta No mega Ta 1048576 Ta 1000000 +.It Li G Ta No giga Ta 1073741824 Ta 1000000000 +.It Li T Ta No tera Ta 1099511627776 Ta 1000000000000 +.It Li P Ta No peta Ta 1125899906842624 Ta 1000000000000000 +.It Li E Ta No exa Ta 1152921504606846976 Ta 1000000000000000000 .El .Pp The |