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 <m...@bernhard-voelker.de> 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