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#18119
df --si misleading output units
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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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tags 18119 wontfix
severity 18119 wishlist
close 18119
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On 04/08/14 08:07 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> 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 ...
Note that in the meantime coreutils gained a new program: "numfmt".
This program performs unit conversions with much finer control,
including GiB and GB and others.
"numfmt --help" even includes the following examples:
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$ df -B1 | numfmt --header --field 2-4 --to=si
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Given the above, and with no further comments in 4 years, I am closing
this report.
-assaf
This bug report was last modified 4 years and 154 days ago.
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