On Mon, 20 May 2002, Dag Řien wrote: > > This page describes du as found in the fileutils-3.16 > > package; other versions may differ slightly. Mail correc- > > tions and additions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Report bugs in the pro- > > gram to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > GNU fileutils 3.16 August 1998 > > Kilo is a SI prefix which always means 1000. Kilo never means anything > else in any special context. Kilo is an international standard prefix > which always means 1000.
In the IT world, kilo means 1024 99% of the time, so you had better get used to it - it's a lot easier than changing the world. (It felt a bit unusual to me too, a long time ago, but today it doesn't bother me at all.) -aw _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils