From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:42512 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752432Ab2CZImF (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:42:05 -0400 Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:41:57 +0200 From: Karel Zak To: "mail@bernhard-voelker.de" Cc: Simon de Vlieger , "util-linux@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH] hexdump: adjust -s and -n option in the man page [was: hexsyntax.c using strtol on the offset parameter] Message-ID: <20120326084157.GJ2040@x2.net.home> References: <4F6B13F9.4020108@bernhard-voelker.de> <20120323171936.GH2040@x2.net.home> <917665944.185472.1332746426227.JavaMail.open-xchange@email.1und1.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <917665944.185472.1332746426227.JavaMail.open-xchange@email.1und1.de> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Berny, On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 09:20:26AM +0200, mail@bernhard-voelker.de wrote: > I have derived my patch proposal from the info pages of coreutils, as there > has recently been a discussion about the clearest wording. > I don't think all users are aware what's the difference between > "binary (2^N) suffixes KiB" and "decimal (10^N) suffixes KB". hmm, good point, send patch that fix the problem in all the man pages. > BTW: why omitting the Z and the Y suffix in the man page? Send patch ;-) Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com