GNU bug report logs - #18119
df --si misleading output units

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Kernc <kerncece <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 20:24:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 47023

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Kernc <kerncece <at> gmail.com>, Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Cc: 18119 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18119: df --si misleading output units
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 07:07:43 -0700

Kernc wrote:
> Since `--block-size=GB` outputs the value in GB, and 'GB' is the unit
> appended, why doesn't `--si` do the same (use SI-units to mark
> "SI-magnitude" values)?

Because it's more concise that way, and because it's been that way for 
years.  No doubt it could have been done differently, but at this point ...
This bug report was last modified 4 years and 154 days ago.

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