GNU bug report logs - #32242
dd help text lacks information about binary prefixes

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Wodry <coreutils3422 <at> runbox.com>

Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Wodry <coreutils3422 <at> runbox.com>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>, 32242 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32242: dd help text lacks information about binary prefixes
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 22:36:09 +0200

Am 21.07.2018 um 21:43 schrieb Pádraig Brady:
> We should update truncate(1) etc. to be consistent if making this change.

truncate uses function emit_size_note for size help text, as do:

git/coreutils/src$ grep -r emit_size_note

system.h:emit_size_note (void)
truncate.c:      emit_size_note ();
split.c:      emit_size_note ();
ls.c:      emit_size_note ();
du.c:      emit_size_note ();
df.c:      emit_size_note ();

So I would suggest to enhance the help text in function emit_size_note
in system.h

Maybe dd could also use emit_size_note?

Should I create a patch (in a seperate bug report) for emit_size_note,
or do You want to do that?

Best regards,

Wodry
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