On Tuesday 15 November 2011, Eric Blake wrote: > On 11/15/2011 11:25 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > > Eric Blake wrote: > >> On 11/15/2011 11:12 AM, Ruediger Meier wrote: > >>> I also think the multiplier version is a bit easier to read. > >>> My preferred one would be something like this: > >>> > >>> -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\ +SIZE is an integer with an > >>> optional unit, e.g. 10M (1024*1024). Valid units\n\ +are K, M, G, > >>> T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024) or KB, MB, ... (powers of > >>> 1000).\n\ > >> > >> Not quite accurate on 10M. But I think it does read a bit better.
Hehe, I guess I'd given up to fit it into the line if I had noticed it after 20 minutes trying hard tweaking it. :) > >> How about this tweak to fix the example, while still fitting in > >> the line limitations: >> > >> +SIZE is an integer and optional unit (example: 10M is > >> 10*1024*1024). Units\n\ +are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of > >> 1024) or KB, MB,... (powers of 1000).\n\ > > > > Go for it. Thanks to both of you. > > Ruediger, if you're okay with this commit being in your name, then I > will push this: Yes, thanks for the fame! cu, Rudi
