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jrockway
on Nov 4, 2009
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Tarsnap - Why is 1 GB 10^9 bytes instead of 2^30?
Where in "Linux" do you mean?
In "du" and "df", there is "-h" for powers of 2 and "--si" for powers of 10.
alexk7
on Nov 4, 2009
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A quick Google search told me that the transition is not complete. GNU tools have options for si/iec prefixes compliance (
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Block...
) but the debate is still open elsewhere.
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In "du" and "df", there is "-h" for powers of 2 and "--si" for powers of 10.