GNU bug report logs - #50940
how df utility displays sizes - GB vs GiB

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Danie de Jager <danie.dejager <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Danie de Jager <danie.dejager <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: how df utility displays sizes - GB vs GiB
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 15:28:10 +0200

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Hi,

The output from df -h and df -H is always G or M. Depending on who sends me
usage stats I have to ask how the command was run to make sure I calculate
usage correctly. Systems like Amazon EC2 use the explicit GiB suffix.
Making it easier to know what sizes you are looking at.

Can a future release of df not be improved to print out the GB or GiB?

Regards,
Danie

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